Arul M. Thomas, MD| Gastroenterology, Transplant Surgery | 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 In Adults
- Liver Transplant Infection Treatment
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- 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 Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Liver
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Immunodeficiencies
- 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
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Mass
- Malabsorption
- Muscle Disorders
- Necrosis Of Liver
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Varices
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
- Viral Infection
- 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 Cyst Treatment
- 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 In Adults
- 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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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3700Fax 877-680-8194
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 Student Resources
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OA Plus
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UHC Passport
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
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)