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