Thomas Phillip Cestare, MD| Pain Medicine | MedStar Health

Thomas Phillip Cestare, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (181 reviews)

Specialties: Pain Medicine

Languages: English

301-782-2221

About me

Areas of clinical interest

  • Chronic pain conditions including neuropathic pain, spinal pain, and musculoskeletal pain
  • Interventional pain medicine (epidural steroid injections, facet radiofrequency ablation, and genicular radiofrequency ablation, and sympathetic blocks)
  • Neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation, and peripheral nerve stimulation)

Philosophy of care

“I focus on care of the whole patient through a multi-modal, multidisciplinary, and individualized approach to each patient’s pain.”

Board certifications:

  • Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
  • Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

Clinical areas of focus

  • Pain Management
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS)
  • Cancer Pain
  • Causalgia Of Lower Limb
  • Causalgia Of Upper Limb
  • Chronic Migraines
  • Chronic Pain
  • Degenerative Spine Pain
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Erythromelalgia
  • Facet Joint Syndrome
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • HIV Neuropathy
  • Intractable Pain
  • Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
  • Migraine
  • Mononeuritis
  • Mononeuritis Multiplex
  • Musculocutaneous Neuropathy
  • Nerve Compression Syndrome
  • Neuralgia
  • Neuritis
  • Neuropathy
  • Opioid Issues
  • Pain Amplification Syndromes
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Persistent Pain After Orthopedic Surgery
  • Phantom Limb
  • Plexitis
  • Polyneuropathy
  • Post Laminectomy Syndrome
  • Post Radiation Pain
  • Postherpetic Neuralgia
  • Radiculopathy
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
  • Spinal Stenosis
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Procedures I perform

  • Pain Management
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8640

Fax 202-444-8854

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13950 Brandywine Road
Lower Level
Brandywine, MD, 20613

301-782-2303
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1133 21st Street Northwest
Suite 1000
Washington, DC, 20036

202-223-9040

Fax 202-223-9047

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1133 21st Street Northwest
Building 2
Washington, DC, 20036

202-416-2073

Fax 202-416-2006

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Fax 202-416-2006

Insurance

MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
    • Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
    • CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Aetna Better Health of Maryland
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Open HMO
    • Tricare Prime
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • POS OA & OA Plus
    • Kaiser Virginia Premier
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • CFBCBS EPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Network OA
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • First Health PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • UHC Community Plan of MD
    • Medicare Fee for Service
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Opoen HMO Option
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
    • Open POS II
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • FIRST HEALTH
    • CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Aetna HMO
    • MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Open EPO Plus
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • PPO and PPO Plus
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
    • CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
    • Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

Fellowship Program: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2020)

Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2019)

Internship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2016)

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2015)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider's discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.7
  • Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your care

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Feb 20, 2024

    Took their time to explain things to me but I still have fears about the treatment and just how safe it is, I missed that class.

  • Feb 8, 2024

    My Provider informed me very well of my concerns & needs treatments etc ..Yes I will recommend my Provider to Family, Friends & my Neighborhood.

  • Feb 6, 2024

    Thorough, Patient and ask questions concerning my condition.