Edward C. McCarron, MD| General Surgery, Surgical Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Edward McCarron, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeon in surgical oncology. An integral part of the oncology team at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Dr. McCarron treats a wide range of cancers using some of the most advanced surgical technologies available. He specializes in the treatment of melanoma, endocrine disorders, and gastrointestinal malignancies.
Dr. McCarron is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. When he is not practicing medicine, he enjoys fishing, walking, and watching sporting events.
Edward McCarron, MD, named a 2023 "Top Doc" by Baltimore Magazine for surgical oncology.
Learn more about the Maryland Melanoma Center.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Cancer
- Melanoma Treatment
- Pancreas Resection
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anal Cancer
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- Cervical Cancer
- Choledocholithiasis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Liver Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mesothelioma
- Pancreas Cancer
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Rectal Cancer
- Skin Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Thymus Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Management
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Benign Lesion Treatment
- Colectomy With Removal Of Terminal Ileum
- Colorectal Anastomosis
- Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
- Distal Pancreatectomy Without Pancreaticojejunostomy
- Duodenum Resection
- Endoscopic Right Adrenal Gland Resection
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cyst
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Malignant Tumor Of Stomach
- Excision Of Pancreas
- Excision Of Parotid Tumor
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Face Or Scalp
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy With Roux
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Inguinal Lymph Node Excision
- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
- Laparoscopic Liver Tumor Ablation
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Lesion Excision
- Lesion Treatment
- Liver Ablation
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Resection
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplantation With Roux-En-Y Hepaticojejunostomy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Liver Tumor Surgery
- Lobectomy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Malignant Lesion Treatment
- Melanoma Treatment
- Mesenteric Lymph Node Excision
- Middle Esophagus Restriction
- Muscle Flap
- Open Diagnostic Right Lobe Liver Excision
- Pancreas Cancer Resection
- Pancreas Resection
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Tumor Surgery
- Pancreatectomy With Total Duodenectomy
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotid Gland Tumor Surgery
- Parotid Gland Tumor Treatment
- Partial Colectomy
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Pelvis Lymph Node Excision
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Left Lobe Liver Excision
- Proctectomy
- Salivary Gland Tumor Surgery
- Salivary Gland Tumor Treatment
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Sigmoid Colon Resection
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Splenic Flexure Mobilization
- Stomach Resection
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Surgical Oncology Treatment
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Cyst Treatment
- Thyroid Gland Ablation
- Thyroid Isthmusectomy
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Tumor Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Transverse Colectomy
- Tumor Surgery
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
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HighMark
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2004)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2002)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine Top Doc, 2014-2020, 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MedStar Health DocTalk - The ABCDEs of Melanoma
MedStar Health DocTalk - What You Need to Know About Pancreatic Cancer