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