Alain Elias Abdo, MD| General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Alain Abdo, MD, bariatric surgeon, has extensive training in minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques, and is a certified user of da Vinci® technology.
Dr. Abdo earned his medical degree at Lebanese University and then relocated to the Baltimore area, where he pursued training and a bariatric/minimally invasive fellowship program at Saint Agnes Hospital. During that time, he pursued clinical rotations at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and MedStar Franklin Square, building his knowledge and expertise in the areas of general surgery, pediatrics, trauma, transplant surgery and burn care. Additionally, Dr. Abdo has demonstrated a solid commitment to his field through conducting, publishing and presenting medical research.
Dr. Abdo is a member of the American College of Surgeons. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Surgery
- Incisional Hernia
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Hernia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Body Region Injury
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Colon Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Appendix
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Femoral Hernia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Incisional Hernia
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Obesity
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peritoneum Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pilar Cysts
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Ventral Hernia
- Weight Loss Surgery Complications
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Da Vinci Surgery
- Excision Of Stomach
- Flap Surgery
- Foregut Surgery
- Gallbladder Resection
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Artery Restriction
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Restrictive Procedure Revision
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastric Switch
- Gastrointestinal Irrigation
- Gastrorrhaphy
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Gastrostomy
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Heller Myotomy
- Hemothorax Evacuation
- Hernia Repair
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Incision And Drainage Of Bartholin's Gland Abscess
- Intragastric Balloon
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Jejunum Transplant
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Duodenoileostomy
- Laparoscopic Excision Of Stomach
- Laparoscopic Gastric Partitioning
- Laparoscopic Gastrostomy
- Laparoscopic Omentum Release
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Colectomy
- Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Omentum Release
- Partial Colectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Peritoneal Release
- Reflux Surgery
- Release Left Lobe Liver
- Repair Diaphragm
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Repair Of Inguinal Hernia
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Robotic Cholecystectomy
- Robotic Colectomy
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Esophagectomy
- Robotic Gastric Surgery
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
- Roux-En-Y Bypass
- Sigmoid Colon Resection
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Repair
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Drainage
- Stomach Supplement
- Surgical Weight Loss
- Tocolysis
- Urinary Diversion
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- POS OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HighMark
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst EPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Sentara Health
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: St. Agnes Healthcare-GME (2016)
Residency: St. Agnes Healthcare-GME (2015)
Medical School: Lebanese University (2008)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2023-2025