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
- 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 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
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Network OA
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology
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)