About me
Andrew Sokol, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive pelvic reconstructive surgery. He is a professor of Ob/Gyn and urology at Georgetown University School of Medicine and is a board-certified female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Sokol is the Division Director of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He completed a combined fellowship in minimally invasive surgery and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He earned his medical degree with Alpha Omega Alpha honors from Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed an Ob/Gyn residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
He is the Past President of AAGL, the largest medical society in the world representing minimally invasive surgeons. Dr. Sokol is a member of the American Urogynecologic Society and an elected member of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, an exclusive surgical society of recognized experts.
Dr. Sokol has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles on laparoscopy, prolapse, and incontinence surgery and several book chapters on prolapse, incontinence, and anatomy. Additionally he is the editor of a gynecology textbook titled: The Requisites in Obstetrics and Gynecology: General Gynecology. His research interests include surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, biomaterials, and pelvic reconstructive surgery.
He is actively involved in clinical research trials that focus on surgical therapy for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, minimally invasive surgical teams, and surgical education.
Philosophy of Care
I strive to provide state-of-the-art, patient-centered care for an array of complex pelvic floor disorders.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Incontinence
- Botox Injection
- Colpocleisis
- Cystocele
- Cystourethroscopy
- Enterocele Repair
- Excision, Urethral Diverticulum
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Female Genitourinary Surgery
- Female Pelvic Medicine
- Genitourinary Surgery
- Incontinence
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Pelvic Floor Surgery
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Posterior Colporrhaphy
- Sling Procedure
- Urethral Diverticulectomy
- Urethral Diverticulum
- Urethral Sling
- Urethrocele Repair
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urodynamic Testing
- Urogynecologic Reconstructive Surgery
- Urogynecologic Surgery
- Uterine Prolapse
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery
- Vaginal Sling For Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Surgery
- Vaginal Vault Suspension
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acquired Absence Of Female Genital Organs
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Bladder Diverticulum
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bladder Spasms
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Constipation
- Cystitis
- Cystocele
- Fecal Incontinence
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Female Genital Tract Polyp
- Female Urethral Stricture
- Female Urinary Tract Infections (UTIS)
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Incontinence
- Leiomyoma Of Uterus
- Lichen Sclerosus
- Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
- Overactive Bladder
- Painful Urination
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Perineal Laceration During Delivery
- Prolapse Of Urethra
- Urethral Disorders
- Urethral Diverticulum
- Urethritis And Urethral Syndrome
- Urethrocele
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Device Complications
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uterus Problems
- Vaginal Cyst
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
- Vulvar And Vaginal Atrophy
Procedures I perform
- Behavioral Modification
- Bladder Inspection
- Bladder Neck Dilation
- Botox Injection
- Colpocleisis
- Cystometrogram
- Cystourethroscopy
- Cystourethroscopy With Biopsy
- Cystourethroscopy With Fulguration Of Trigone
- Electromyography
- Enterocele Repair
- Excision, Urethral Diverticulum
- Female Genitourinary Surgery
- Female Pelvic Medicine
- Genitourinary Surgery
- Hematuria Treatment
- Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
- Lichen Sclerosus Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Painful Bladder Syndrome Treatment
- Pelvic Floor Surgery
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Pessary Fitting
- Posterior Colporrhaphy
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Surgery
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Sling Procedure
- Urethral Bulking Agents
- Urethral Diverticulectomy
- Urethral Sling
- Urethrocele Repair
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Disease Treatment
- Urodynamic Testing
- Urogynecologic Reconstructive Surgery
- Urogynecologic Surgery
- Vaginal Cyst Excision
- Vaginal Pessary Insertion
- Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery
- Vaginal Sling For Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Surgery
- Vaginal Vault Suspension
- Vestibuloplasty
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
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Beech Street PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Urogynecology
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2002)
Medical School: Wayne State University (1998)
Hospital affiliations
Blogs
NEWS The Rise of the Urinary Tract Infection That's Nearly Impossible to Treat
BLOG What women need to know about pelvic floor disorders
BLOG Common UTI symptoms and tips to prevent them
BLOG Don't live with urinary incontinence. Help is available
BLOG Why no one should have to live with an overactive bladder