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