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