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