Arul M. Thomas, MD| Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology | MedStar Health
About me
Arul “Ron” Thomas, MD is a transplant hepatologist and gastroenterologist in the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute. He has a special interest in autoimmune diseases, coagulation dysfunction in liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and pediatric to adult transition. He is involved in research efforts in these areas. He strives to help patients navigate complex diseases and reach successful outcomes. He is also an avid medical educator and enjoys teaching students, housestaff and fellows. A native of the D.C. area, Dr. Thomas sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and in Annapolis.
Clinical areas of focus
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Gastric Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Metastases
- Liver Transplant For Toxicity
- Liver Transplant Infection Treatment
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Liver Failure
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Cystic Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Bile Ducts
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Liver
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Intestinal Atresia
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Metastases
- Liver Transplant Dysfunction
- Liver Transplant Infection
- Liver Transplant Rejection
- Lung Mass
- Malabsorption
- Necrosis Of Liver
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Varices
- Viral Hepatitis
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Biopsy Interpretation
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Cancer Research Studies
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Clinical Trials For Liver Disease
- Community Health Education
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Cystitis Management
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Hepatectomy
- Hepatic Artery Angioplasty
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Interstitial Nephritis Treatment
- Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy
- Live-In Care
- Liver Ablation
- Liver Abscess Drainage
- Liver Abscess Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Drainage
- Liver Cyst Removal
- Liver Debridement
- Liver Embolization
- Liver Fibroscan
- Liver Function Testing
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Hemorrhage Treatment
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Infection Treatment
- Liver Resection
- Liver Segmentectomy
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplant For Toxicity
- Liver Transplant Infection Treatment
- Liver Transplant Support Groups
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Liver Wedge Resection
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Nutrition Counseling
- Occlusion Of Right Femoral Vein
- Open Diagnostic Liver Excision
- Open Liver Biopsy
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Pancreas Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Pediatric Liver Disease Treatment
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Percutaneous Transhepatic Portography
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Treatment
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
- Social Work Consultation
- Stomach Drainage
- Surgical Treatment Of Wound Complications
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Immunosuppression Management
- Transvenous Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Revision
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 215
Washington, DC, 20010
810 Bestgate Rd
Ste 135
Annapolis, MD, 21401
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2016)
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (2015)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical System (2011)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2008)