About me
Maen Farha, MD, FACS, is medical director of the Breast Center at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant and benign breast conditions, applying the latest technologies and approaches to care. Dr. Farha is an active participant in MedStar Health’s multidisciplinary tumor board meetings, where he collaborates with diagnostic specialists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, and other specialists to fully assess each patient’s imaging and determine the best course of action to optimize clinical outcomes.
Dr. Farha has extensive experience performing sentinel lymph node biopsies as well as minimally invasive breast biopsy procedures. Additionally, he offers state-of-the-art breast conserving surgery, intraoperative radiation therapy, and accelerated partial breast radiation. Dr. Farha also assures patients at the Breast Center have access to the latest clinical trials.
Dr. Farha is board certified in surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Recognized as one of the most experienced breast specialists in the region, he has been named a “Top Doctor” by Baltimore magazine seven times.
Dr. Farha’s philosophy of care
“Breast cancer is highly-curable especially when detected early. The process of diagnosis and treatment can be stressful for patients and their loved ones. Our team tends to the needs of the person as a whole - as much as we focus on the cancer treatment. Our philosophy is built on supporting the patient and their loved ones with education, compassion, and other forms of support. Patient treatment plans are designed through multispecialty teamwork at our tumor board conferences as well as at our multidisciplinary breast cancer clinic. Together, these approaches allow us to streamline the process of care for patients and keep communication lines open and effective for our team.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Asymmetric Breasts
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstruction Complications
- Breast Tenderness
- Capsular Contracture
- Circulatory System Complications
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Dorsalgia
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Male Breast Enlargement (GYNECOMASTIA)
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Nipple Discharge
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Phyllodes Tumors
- Poland Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
Procedures I perform
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Iliopsoas Blocks
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lesion Excision
- Lumpectomy
- Lumpectomy With Radiation
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Nipple Exploration
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Navigate
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Direct
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1987)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1983)
Internship: American University of Beirut (1982)
Medical School: American University of Beirut (1982)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doc, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017-2023, 2025 Golden Apple Teaching Award 2016