Jose Maria Gross Figueiro, MD| Transplant Surgery, General 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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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-3700

Fax 202-444-0899

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