About me
Brent B. Wiesel, MD, is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and specializes in shoulder and elbow surgery for adolescents and adults. In addition to traditional open surgery, he has expertise in the latest techniques including minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery and reverse shoulder replacement.
Dr. Wiesel is chief of the shoulder service at the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute, and he performs surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Wiesel developed his interest in shoulder disorders after injuring his shoulder preparing for the 1996 Olympics as a member of the USA Canoe/Kayak whitewater slalom team. His injury and subsequent two surgeries prevented him from competing in the Olympics, but he returned to the sport recreationally and went on to medical school and residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He had additional training in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia.
As part of the shoulder service team, Dr. Wiesel is also involved in research on advancing treatment for shoulder and elbow disorders.
Read more about Dr. Wiesel's background and accomplishments.
Patient Story:
- Strength Restored Following Shoulder Surgery
- Sophisticated reverse shoulder replacement surgery brings relief.
- InMotion - New Hope for Severe Shoulder Arthritis
Dr. Wiesel's Treatments:
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Shoulder Instability
- Reverse Shoulder Replacement
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Arthritis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Dislocation Surgery
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Surgery
- Total Shoulder Replacement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ac Joint Arthritis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Arm Fracture
- Arthritis
- Broken Collarbone
- Broken Humerus
- Chronic Shoulder Instability
- Clavicle Fracture
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Humeral Head Fracture
- Impingement Syndrome
- Labral Tears
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Impingement
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Slap Lesion
- Sprained Shoulder
- Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Total Shoulder Replacement Failure
Procedures I perform
- Adhesive Capsulitis Treatment
- Frozen Shoulder Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Proximal Humerus Fracture Treatment
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Reverse Shoulder Replacement
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Treatment
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Release
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthritis Treatment
- Shoulder Arthrodesis
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopic Debridement
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Bursitis Treatment
- Shoulder Contracture Release
- Shoulder Dislocation Surgery
- Shoulder Fracture Repair
- Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Instability Surgery
- Shoulder Joint Replacement
- Shoulder Labral Repair
- Shoulder Ligament Repair
- Shoulder Osteotomy
- Shoulder Reconstruction
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Replacement Reversal
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Treatment
- Shoulder Separation Repair
- Shoulder Stiffness Treatment
- Shoulder Subacromial Decompression
- Shoulder Subluxation Repair
- Shoulder Surgery
- Shoulder Tendonitis Treatment
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Total Shoulder Replacement Reversal
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Ground Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8766Fax 202-444-7804
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
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare FFS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Ortho Surgery (2008)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2007)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania (2002)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025