Jose Maria Gross Figueiro, MD| Transplant Surgery

About me

Dr. Figueiro is an experienced fellowship-trained, board-certified kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical practice in the field, and an extensive career in clinical and surgical education for transplant fellows and residents. He is also the director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute.

His areas of special expertise and interest include:

Living and deceased donor kidney transplantation
Pancreas and combined kidney pancreas transplantation
Pre- and post-kidney and pancreas patient care • Kidney transplant rejection and malfunction
Living kidney paired donation and chains
Surgery related to early and late complications of kidney and pancreas transplant

Dr. Figueiro earned his medical degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina in Brazil and completed his residency at Fundacao Hospitalar de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He completed two transplantation fellowships, one at Hôpital Paul Brousse in Paris, France, and the other at University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital.

He considers it a privilege to care for patients living with organ failure and bridge them to organ transplantation and is engaged in all steps of his patients’ journeys to transplantation. Dr. Figueiro takes time to educate his patients and their family members on all aspects of the transplant procedure, with open and transparent communication, creating a positive environment for informed, shared decision-making.

Dr. Figueiro is actively involved in advocacy work to improve the organ allocation system and promote access and equity in transplantation. He has published book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals. For several years, he has been contributing to the development of transplantation care in South America, specifically in Brazil, where he established several transplant centers and has had a major local impact

Clinical areas of focus

Chronic Kidney Disease
Cushing Syndrome Management
Diabetic Nephropathy
Gastric Cancer
Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
Pancreas Transplant
Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
Transplant Nephrectomy
Transplanted Kidney Failure

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

Acute Pancreatitis
Chronic Kidney Disease
Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
Diabetic Nephropathy
Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
Donors Of Organs And Tissues
Functional Intestinal Disorders
Gastric Cancer
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
Immunosuppression Management
Immunosuppressive Therapy Complications
Infertility
Intestinal Infections
Kidney Cancer
Kidney Rejection
Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
Lung Transplant Complications
Neutropenia
Pancreas Transplant Complications
Pancreas Transplant Revision
Pancreatic Failure
Persons Encountering Health Services
Rejected Kidney Removal
Transplanted Kidney Failure
Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
Transplanted Pancreas Removal
Venous Embolism

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Procedures I perform

Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
Cushing Syndrome Management
Deceased Donor Transplant
Graft Rejection Prevention
Islet Xenotransplant
Kidney Disease Treatment
Kidney Resection
Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Live-In Care
Multi-Organ Transplant
Nephrectomy
Organ Transplant
Pancreas Allograft Preparation
Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
Pancreas Transplant
Pancreas Transplant Failure Treatment
Pancreas Transplant Infection Treatment
Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
Simultaneous Transplant
Transplant Complications Treatment
Transplant Evaluation
Transplant Nephrectomy

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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.

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