Joshua A Dearing, MD| Vascular Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Dearing earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and researched molecular and cell biology at Duke University. He attended medical school at the University of North Carolina’s Chapel Hill School of Medicine. While there, he conducted research on abdominal transplant surgery. His residency took place at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine with the Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Dr. Dearing completed his fellowship in vascular surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.
Dr. Dearing speaks French and is proficient in medical Spanish. He performs procedures Tuesdays and Thursdays at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and has office hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays. He also operates at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesdays.
Clinical areas of focus
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Treatment
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aorta Restriction
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Angioaccess Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortography
- Axillary To Upper Arm Vein Bypass
- Balloon Dilation
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenting
- Coiling Of An Aneurysm
- Common Carotid Artery Dilation
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Repair Of Femoral Artery
- Endovascular Repair Of Thoracic Aorta
- Endovascular Treatment
- Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
- External Iliac Artery Supplement
- Extirpation Of Right Femoral Vein
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Right Upper Extremity Arteries
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Insertion Infusion Device
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Limb Salvage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Bypass
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Occlusion Left External Iliac Artery
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Plain Radiography Abdominal Aorta
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pseudoaneurysm Treatment
- Removal Of Intraluminal Device
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Revascularization
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of Blood Vessels
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta Restriction
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Decompression
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thromboendarterectomy With Patch Graft
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Ultrasonography Inferior Vena Cava
- Ultrasonography Left Upper Extremity Veins
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Stenting
- Vein Patch Placement
- Vena Cava Catheter Introduction
- Vena Cava Filter Insertion
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
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 (NCA) Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- POS OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2010)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Sulzinski MC, Rossi MJ, Alfawaz AA, Reynolds KB, Maloni KC, Kiguchi MM, Dearing JA, Abramowitz SD, Vallabhaneni R, Woo EY, Fatima J. Optimization of factors for the prevention of spinal cord ischemia in thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Vascular. 2021 Apr 14
- Alfawaz AA, Dunphy KM, Abramowitz SD, Kiguchi MM, Dearing JA, Shults CC, Woo EY. Parallel Grafting Should Be Considered as a Viable Alternative to Open Repair in High-Risk Patients With Paravisceral Aortic Aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 Feb 5