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