Deborah Victoria Suchman, MSN NP| Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Medicine | MedStar Health
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Deborah Victoria Suchman, MSN NP
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Bariatric Medicine, Bariatric Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
  • Diverticulitis
  • Gallstones
  • Obesity
  • Pancreatitis
  • Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Adhesions
  • Abdominal Hernia
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abdominal Wall Defects
  • Adhesions
  • Back Pain Due To Excess Weight
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Bile Duct Stones
  • Bile Reflux
  • Body Mass Index
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) Issues
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) Management
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Bulging Discs Due To Excess Weight
  • Chronic Indigestion
  • Chronic Inflammation Due To Obesity
  • Chronic Nausea
  • Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
  • Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
  • Diabetes Due To Obesity
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Digestive System Complications
  • Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
  • Diverticulitis
  • Duodenal Ulcer
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Eating
  • Encapsulated Weight Loss Device Issues
  • Esophageal Stricture
  • Excess Skin After Weight Loss
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Food Intolerance
  • Food Sensitivities
  • Food Trapping
  • Gallstones
  • Gastric Banding Complications
  • Gastrointestinal Issues Due To Obesity
  • Gastrojejunal Ulcer
  • Herniated Stomach
  • High Blood Pressure Management
  • High Cholesterol Management
  • Hip Pain Due To Excess Weight
  • Hyperalimentation
  • Hyperphagia
  • Incisional Hernia
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Joint Pain Due To Excess Weight
  • Knee Pain Due To Excess Weight
  • Lap Band Adjustment
  • Lap Band Failure
  • Malabsorption
  • Malnutrition
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Nausea And Vomiting After Surgery
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Osteoarthritis Due To Excess Weight
  • Overweight Management
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peptic Ulcer Disease
  • Poor Digestion
  • Port Site Hernia
  • Postprocedural States
  • Pouchitis
  • Protein Deficiency
  • Sarcopenia (MUSCLE LOSS)
  • Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
  • Sleep Apnea Related To Obesity
  • Slow Metabolism
  • Small Bowel Obstruction
  • Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
  • Stomach Ulcers
  • Stomal Stenosis
  • Ventral Hernia
  • Vitamin Deficiency
  • Weight
  • Weight Loss Surgery Complications
  • Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Ultrasound
  • Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
  • Abdominal Wall Supplement
  • Abdominoplasty
  • Bariatric Surgery For Fatty Liver Disease
  • Bariatric Surgery For High Cholesterol
  • Bariatric Surgery For Metabolic Syndrome
  • Bariatric Surgery For Migraine Relief
  • Bariatric Surgery For Seniors
  • Bariatric Surgery Reversal
  • Bile Duct Repair
  • Bowel Resection
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
  • Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
  • Da Vinci Gastrectomy
  • Da Vinci Robotic Gastric Bypass Surgery
  • Duodenal Switch With Abdominoplasty
  • Duodenoileostomy
  • Duodenoileostomy Surgery
  • Echocardiography
  • Excess Skin Removal
  • Excision Of Ileum
  • Excision Of Small Intestine
  • Excision Of Stomach
  • Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
  • Excision Of Stomach Tissue
  • Foregut Surgery
  • Gastric Band Removal
  • Gastric Bypass Revision
  • Gastric Plication
  • Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
  • Gastroparesis Treatment
  • Gastrorrhaphy
  • Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
  • Intragastric Balloon
  • Intragastric Balloon Procedure
  • Laparoscopic Enterectomy
  • Laparoscopic Gastric Partitioning
  • Laparoscopic Gastrostomy
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
  • Omentum Release
  • Robotic Bariatric Surgery
  • Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
  • Roux-En-Y Bypass
  • Surgical Weight Loss
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8835

Fax 877-376-2418

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Fax 877-376-2418

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

Education

Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center

Graduate: Marymount University (2016)