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