About me
Marc Margolis, MD, FACS, is the Chief of Thoracic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is a highly experienced surgeon with over 20 years of clinical practice and is board-certified in cardiothoracic surgery. He sees patients for the full range of thoracic diseases at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
As a general thoracic surgeon, Dr. Margolis treats patients for all diseases related to the chest, including benign and malignant lung diseases, benign and malignant esophageal diseases, benign and malignant diseases of the mediastinum, tracheal conditions, diaphragmatic conditions, chest wall deformities, hyperhidrosis, and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS). Dr. Margolis specializes in robotic and minimally invasive approaches but uses conventional techniques when appropriate. He performs minimally invasive robotic surgery after induction therapy for lung and esophageal cancer.
Dr. Margolis is especially interested in emerging robotic techniques. He has been performing robotic surgery for many years and was part of the first group of surgeons to perform robotic thoracic surgery. His current interest/research centers on improving cancer patients' outcomes using new advances in robotic technology, including after induction therapy.
In addition to his clinical research and clinical work, Dr. Margolis is an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at Georgetown University, where he is proud to instruct and mentor the new generation of surgeons and students.
Dr. Margolis has received numerous awards throughout his long career, including the Outstanding Teaching Award from Georgetown University three times. He has been listed as a Best Doctor in the Washingtonian and Northern Virginia Magazines and is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor.
Originally from South Africa, Dr. Margolis speaks Afrikaans. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Cape Town Medical School before moving to the United States and completing his residency at New York Methodist Hospital. He went on to do his fellowship training at George Washington University Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgery and a professional member of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association.
Dr. Margolis has lived in the greater Washington, DC, area since 1999 and is honored to serve his community. When he is not seeing patients or teaching, he enjoys spending time with his family and their Goldendoodle and traveling.
Philosophy of Care
“Although it might be a cliche, I sincerely want to treat patients as I would like my family, friends, or myself to be treated. Over the years, I have encountered, witnessed, and experienced the workings of the medical system and know what it is like to be on the other side as a patient and as a patient’s family member. With that in mind, I strive to be compassionate, caring, available, and responsive to my patients. I always communicate with honesty and directness. In my practice, I strive to maintain the highest standards in all aspects of care.
“In my practice, I work with a team of medical professionals to obtain the best results for our patients. I am always available for a consult and highly responsive to patients and their referring physicians.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Resection
Procedures I perform
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Transplant
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Esophageal Dilation
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Imbrication, Diaphragm
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Resection
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Melanoma Resection
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Mitral Valve Reconstruction
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2421
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
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS
- Navigate
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2001)
Residency: New York Methodist Hospital of Brooklyn-GME (1999)
Internship: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (1994)
Medical School: University of Cape Town (1987)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025