Gustavo Jose Franco Vasquez, MD| General Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Enterocele Repair
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Hernia Repair
- Incisional Hernia
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Ventral Hernia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Abdominal Hernia
- Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal Wall Abscess
- Abdominal Wall Injury
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bowel Obstruction
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Intestinal Malformations
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Appendix
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Endometriosis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Femoral Hernia
- Foreign Body In Alimentary Tract
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hernia Repair
- Incisional Hernia
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Intestinal Perforation
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lower Back Injury
- Lower Back Pain
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Obesity
- Open Wound Of Upper Arm
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Perianal Fistula
- Peritoneum Disorders
- Pilar Cysts
- Pilonidal Cyst
- Pleural Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprocedural Complications
- Postprocedural States
- Rectal Fissure
- Retroperitoneum Disorders
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Rib Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Open Wound
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Spinal Stenosis
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Surgical Site Infection
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thigh Fracture
- Urinary Tract Device Complications
- Vaginal Fistula
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Venous Embolism
- Ventral Hernia
- Wound Dehiscence
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Infection Drainage
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Adhesiolysis
- Appendix Resection
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Colostomy
- Colovesical Fistula
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Descending Colectomy
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Gallbladder Resection
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastric Surgery
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Hernia Repair
- Incision And Drainage Of Bartholin's Gland Abscess
- Jejunum Transplant
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Omentum Release
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Repair Of Inguinal Hernia
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Skin Debridement
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Repair
- Wound Debridement
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
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Prime
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Inova Fairfax Hospital (2011)
Residency: St. Agnes Healthcare-GME (2010)
Medical School: Universidad Central de Venezuela (1992)