About me
Firas Al Sammarrai, MD, MBCHB, is a nephrologist at MedStar Health. Dr. Al Sammarrai received his medical degree at the University of Tikrit College of Medicine and completed an internship at Medical City Teaching Hospital. He completed a residency at University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital. Dr. Al Sammarrai completed a fellowship at George Washington University and is board certified in nephrology and internal medicine. He is also a certified clinical hypertension specialist.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Dialysis
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gestational Edema
- Hypertension
- Kidney Injury
- Kidney Stones
- Lupus Nephritis
- Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Due To Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Proteinuria
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vasculitis
Procedures I perform
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Cardiorenal Syndrome Treatment
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Dialysis
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Peritoneal Cavity Irrigation With Dialysate
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Urinary Protein Test
Practice locations
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900 E Swan Creek Rd
Fort Washington Family Medical Center
Fort Washington, MD, 20744
6710 Oxon Hill Rd
Ste 250
Oxon Hill, MD, 20745
10 St Patricks Dr
2nd Fl
Waldorf, MD, 20603
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2021)
Fellowship: Inova Fairfax Hospital (2021)
Residency: University of Maryland Prince Georges Hospital (2017)
Internship: Providence Hospital GME (2013)
Medical School: University of Tikrit (2003)