About me
Brian Bello, MD is a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon with the MedStar Colorectal Surgery Program and program director of MedStar Health's fellowship in colon and rectal surgery. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and a graduate degree from Georgetown University. He finished medical school at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia where he was inducted to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Bello completed a residency in general surgery and fellowships in both minimally invasive surgery and colon and rectal surgery at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Bello specializes in the treatment of colon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, complex anorectal disorders, diverticulitis, fecal incontinence, chronic constipation, pelvic floor disorders, colonoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, and general surgery. Dr. Bello has advanced training in performing state-of-the-art minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery for major colon and rectal surgery. He has a special interest in researching enhanced recovery protocols and outcomes after surgery.
Dr. Bello has presented at national meetings and written multiple book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Colostomy
- Crohn's Disease
- Enterocele Repair
- Hemorrhoids
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Open Colectomy
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Cancer Surgery
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bladder Disorders
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Digestive System Complications
- Diverticulitis
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Incisional Hernia
- Paracolostomy Hernia
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Itching
- Pilonidal Cyst
- Pruritus
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Fissure
- Rectal Pain
- Rectal Ulcers
- Spinal Stenosis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
- Ventral Hernia
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Anal Canal Reconstruction
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Colectomy
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Colonoscopy
- Colostomy
- Colostomy Revision
- Endorectal Advancement Flap
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- J-Pouch Surgery
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy
- Open Colectomy
- Perianal Surgery
- Rectal Cancer Surgery
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Small Bowel Resection
- Stoma Revision
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-4599miles away
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
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Navigate
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2013)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2012)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2006)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025