David E Stein, MD| Colon And Rectal Surgery | MedStar Health
David E Stein

David E Stein, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (261 reviews)

Specialties: Colon And Rectal Surgery

Languages: English

About me

David Stein, MD, is Regional Chief of Surgery for MedStar Health, overseeing quality, safety, and market leadership initiatives at each of the four MedStar Health hospitals located in the Baltimore Region.

In tandem, Dr. Stein serves as Chairman of Surgery at MedStar Franklin Square. In this role, he is focused on the development and implementation of an innovative, outcomes- optimized surgical services program, to benefit patients undergoing general, minimally invasive, and robotic procedures in the hospital’s state-of-the-art, 82,000 square-foot Surgical Pavilion.

Dr. Stein joined MedStar Health after devoting the majority of his early career years to Drexel University College of Medicine. His most recent roles within the institution included Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Associate Dean of Clinical Operations, while also serving as a Professor of Surgery. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colorectal Surgery, and is a member of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons. 

Clinical areas of focus

  • Abnormal Bowel Movement
  • Anal Fissure
  • Bleeding Hemorrhoids
  • Blood In Stool
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Colonoscopy
  • Hemorrhoid Surgery
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Rectal Bleeding
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Rectal Pain
  • Repair Of Paracolostomy Hernia
  • Repair Of Rectal Prolapse
  • Repair Of Rectourethral Fistula
  • Repair Of Rectovaginal Fistula
  • Surgical Treatment Of Crohn's Disease
  • Surgical Treatment Of Ulcerative Colitis
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Hemorrhage
  • Abnormal Bowel Movement
  • Anal Abscess
  • Anal Cancer
  • Anal Carcinoma In Situ
  • Anal Condyloma
  • Anal Dysplasia
  • Anal Fissure
  • Anal Fistula
  • Anal Itching
  • Anal Pain
  • Anal Polyp
  • Anal Spasm
  • Anal Stenosis
  • Anal Ulcer
  • Anorectal Abnormalities
  • Anorectal Disease
  • Anorectal Stenosis
  • Appendiceal Carcinoid
  • Benign Carcinoid Tumor Of Rectum
  • Benign Carcinoid Tumor Of Small Bowel
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Colon
  • Bladder Fistula
  • Bleeding Hemorrhoids
  • Blood In Stool
  • Bowel Perforations
  • Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
  • Colon Stricture
  • Colonic Inertia
  • Colonic Polyps
  • Colonic Volvulus
  • Colorectal Disorders
  • Colorectal Malignancy
  • Diverticular Disease
  • Diverticulitis
  • Enterovesical Fistula
  • Familial Polyposis
  • Family History Of Colon Cancer
  • Family History Of Colon Polyps
  • Fecal Impaction
  • Fecal Incontinence
  • Foreign Body (ANUS-RECTUM)
  • Foreign Body (COLON-INTESTINE)
  • Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hemorrhoids With Complications
  • Ileo Colonic Fistula
  • Intestinal Atresia
  • Intestinal Carcinoid Tumor
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Intussusception
  • Ischemic Bowel
  • Ischemic Colitis
  • Lynch Syndrome
  • Malignant Carcinoid Tumor Of Colon
  • Malignant Carcinoid Tumor Of Rectum
  • Megarectum
  • Ogilvie Syndrome
  • Parastomal Hernia
  • Peridiverticular Abscess
  • Peritonitis
  • Personal History Of Colonic Polyps
  • Peutz Jeghers Syndrome
  • Polyposis Syndrome
  • Positive Hemoccult Fecal Occult Blood Test
  • Pouchitis
  • Proctitis
  • Pseudopolyposis Of Colon
  • Radiation Proctitis
  • Rectal Abscess
  • Rectal Bleeding
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Rectal Fistula
  • Rectal Hemorrhage
  • Rectal Pain
  • Rectal Polyp
  • Rectal Prolapse
  • Rectovaginal Fistula
  • Regional Enteritis Of Large Intestine
  • Severe Dysplasia Of Rectum
  • Sigmoid Vesical Fistula
  • Small Bowel Disease
  • Small Bowel Stricture
  • Small Intestine Disease
  • Steatorrhea
  • Tenesmus
  • Turcot Syndrome
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Ulcerative Proctitis
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominoperineal Resection
  • Anal Dilation
  • Anal Fissure Fistulectomy
  • Anal Fistula Repair
  • Anal Incontinence Surgery
  • Anal Sphincterotomy
  • Anorectal Myectomy
  • Bowel Resection
  • Cancer Risk Reduction Surgery
  • Colectomy
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Colon Polypectomy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colorectal Screening
  • Colostomy
  • Colostomy Revision
  • Delorme Procedure
  • Early Detection Of Cancer
  • Excision Of External Hemorrhoidal Tags And Papillae
  • Fissurectomy
  • Hemicolectomy
  • Hemorrhoid Surgery
  • Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Surgery
  • Ileoscopy
  • Ileostomy
  • Laparoscopic Anterior Resection
  • Laparoscopic Colectomy
  • Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Rectal Prolapse Repair
  • Laparoscopic Treatment Of Small Bowel Obstruction
  • Low Anterior Resection
  • Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery
  • Non Surgical Hemorrhoid Treatment
  • Ostomy
  • Partial Colectomy
  • Proctectomy
  • Proctocolectomy
  • Proctoplasty For Stenosis
  • Proctosigmoidoscopy
  • Prolapse Colostomy
  • Refashioning Of Colostomy
  • Removal Anal Seton Marker
  • Repair Anorectal Fistula Plug
  • Repair Of Paracolostomy Hernia
  • Repair Of Rectal Prolapse
  • Repair Of Rectourethral Fistula
  • Repair Of Rectovaginal Fistula
  • Seton Placement
  • Sigmoidectomy
  • Sigmoidoscopy
  • Sphincter Sparing Surgery
  • Sphincteroplasty
  • Sphincterotomy
  • Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection
  • Subtotal Colectomy
  • Surgical Treatment Of Crohn's Disease
  • Surgical Treatment Of Ulcerative Colitis
  • Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization Doppler Ligation
  • Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Transrectal Drainage Of Pelvic Abscess
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Practice locations

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9000 Franklin Square Drive
Floor 2
Baltimore, MD, 21237

443-777-6225

Fax 443-777-6362

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3001 South Hanover Street
Outpatient Center Ste 216
Baltimore, MD, 21225

443-777-6788

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12 Medstar Boulevard
Suite 220
Bel Air, MD, 21015

410-877-8088

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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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Cigna EPO
    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • United Erickson Advantage Plans
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Medicaid - Maryland
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Tricare East Prime
    • Beech Street PPO
    • United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Kaiser Signature
    • United Choice Plus
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • Kaiser Medicare Plus
    • United MD IPA (HMO)
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Kaiser Flexible Choice
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
    • Medicaid - District of Columbia
    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Cigna Choice Fund PPO
    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • WellPoint Maryland
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Cigna POS/Network POS
    • United Student Resources
    • D-SNP)
    • Tricare East Select
    • United AARP Medicare Complete
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Kaiser Select
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Virginia Premier
    • United Optimum Choice
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
    • United Select Plus (POS)
    • Tricare for Life East
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Carefirst EPO
    • Innovation Health: Open POS II
    • Employee Health Plan (EHP)
    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
    • HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • United Navigate
    • Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
    • CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Kaiser Select-Added Choice
    • Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
    • United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • United Core Essential (HMO)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Medicaid - Virginia
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • United Choice
    • United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
    • Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Cigna Network Open Access
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Cigna HMO Open Access
    • Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
    • Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • United Golden Rule
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
    • I-SNP
    • Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • United Mamsi Life & Health
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • First Health PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery

Board Certification: American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery

Graduate Education: Harvard School of Public Health (2020)

Fellowship Program: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2003)

Residency Program: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2002)

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1997)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Aug 23, 2024

    The doctor was great

  • Aug 14, 2024

    I appreciated not being rushed. I felt like he really listened to my concerns and explained everything well.

  • Jul 18, 2024

    Dr. Stein left me feeling at ease and concerned if my medical problem should change, to notify him immediately. God Bless Dr. Stein! So wonderful to have a doctor that expresses concern.