Jack A. Sava, MD| General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | MedStar Health
About me
Jack Sava, MD, is director of the Gold Surgery team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Sava's team manages a broad spectrum of urgent general surgical conditions (including problems of the intestine, gallbladder, stomach, liver, and other abdominal organs) and staffs the MedStar Health trauma unit, a Level-1 trauma center.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Wall Injury
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Accidental Firearm Discharge
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bleeding Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Bronchial Injury
- Cardiac Shock
- Cervical Fracture
- Chemical Burns
- Chest Burn And Corrosion
- Chest Open Wound
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Collapsed Lung
- Dependence On Machines And Devices
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Diverticular Disease
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Esophageal Injury
- Eyelid Lacerations
- Femoral Hernia
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Fracture Of The Tibia And Fibula
- General Symptoms
- Head And Neck Trauma
- Head, Face, And Neck Burn And Corrosion
- Hemothorax
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Incisional Hernia
- Intrathoracic Organ Injury
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Laryngeal Trauma
- Liver Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Neck Injury
- Pancreas Injury
- Pelvic Fracture
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Penetrating Thoracic Trauma
- Pleural Disease
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Radial Artery Injury
- Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Rib Fracture
- Ruptured Spleen
- Septic Shock
- Shock
- Shoulder And Upper Limb Burn
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Open Wound
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spleen Injury
- Stab Wound
- Thermal Burn Injury
- Thigh Fracture
- Thoracic Aorta Injury
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Traumatic Amputation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Urinary Tract Injury
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Abdominal Wall Bone Graft
- Abdominal Wall Infection Drainage
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Aortography
- Artery Bone Graft Harvest
- Artery Debridement
- Artery Reconstruction
- Artery Repair
- Arthrocentesis
- Bladder Inspection
- Bronchial Brush Biopsy
- Bypass Graft
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Tissue Repair
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Carpal Fracture Fixation
- Carpal Fracture Stabilization
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Cholecystectomy
- Clavicle Fracture Stabilization
- Colostomy
- Complex Liver Suture
- Control Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
- Control Pelvic Cavity Bleeding
- Control Peritoneal Cavity Bleeding
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Debridement Of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
- Decompression Fasciotomy
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Descending Colectomy
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Ecmo Cannulation
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Enterocele Repair
- Exploration Of Penetrating Wound, Neck
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Femur Fracture Stabilization
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hemorrhage Control
- Hemothorax Evacuation
- Hepatic Repair
- Humerus Fracture Fixation
- Humerus Fracture Stabilization
- Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body
- Inspection Of Chest Wall
- Jejunum Supplement
- Jejunum Transplant
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Ligament Debridement
- Liver Packing Removal
- Lobectomy
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Metacarpal Fracture Fixation
- Metatarsal Fracture Stabilization
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- Muscle Flap
- Nerve Graft
- Nonautologous Whole Blood Transfusion
- Occlusion Left External Iliac Artery
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Partial Colectomy
- Patella Fracture Stabilization
- Pathology Consultation
- Pelvic Packing
- Pelvic Ultrasound
- Pelvis Fracture Fixation
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Phalanges Fracture Stabilization
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Rectal Excision
- Repair Diaphragm
- Repair, Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Rib Fracture Fixation
- Rib Fracture Internal Fixation
- Rib Fracture Stabilization
- Scapula Fracture Fixation
- Skin Bone Graft
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Reconstruction
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Repair
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Spinal Fusion
- Sputum Collection By Aerosol Induced Technique
- Sternal Fracture Fixation
- Sternal Fracture Stabilization
- Sternal Reconstruction
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Surgical Wound Exploration
- Tarsal Fracture Fixation
- Tendon Debridement
- Thoracic Duct Debridement
- Thoracic Duct Embolization
- Thoracic Spine Bone Graft
- Thoracic Spine Stabilization
- Thoracoscopy With Intrapleural Foreign Body Removal
- Thoracotomy With Cardiac Massage
- Thoracotomy With Therapeutic Wedge Resection
- Tibia Fracture Fixation
- Tube Thoracostomy
- Ulna Fracture Fixation
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Vascular Embolization
- Vasopressor Administration
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
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
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Choice POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst NASCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: LAC-USC Medical Center-GME (2001)
Residency: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (1999)
Internship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1995)
Medical School: McGill University (1994)