About me
Raina Wallace Sola, MD, is an Acute Care Surgeon who is part of MedStar Health’s Integrated Surgical Service Line, serving the healthcare system’s four hospitals located in the Baltimore metropolitan area. She specializes in general surgical care for patients with urgent, acute medical needs—many of whom come into the hospital emergency room requiring surgical intervention the same day. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Wallace Sola earned her medical degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she also completed an internship in the department of surgery. Her training concluded with a clinical residency at Nassau University Medical Center, with continued focus on surgery and an appointment as a research fellow in the hospital’s Level I Trauma Center Registry. Her clinical and research efforts made her an active contributor to numerous industry professional publications, presentations and lectures, and abstracts, while in training.
Dr. Wallace Sola emphasizes the importance of effective communication, compassion, and empathy, in working with surgical patients and their families. She is a strong advocate for patient education, and takes the time to assure her patients understand their diagnosis, why surgical intervention is recommended, and what can be expected prior to, during, and following surgical procedures.
Philosophy of care
“A great level of gratification comes with the knowledge that I can help someone who is in pain or suffering, immediately, through my work in the operating room. I am excited for the opportunity to help MedStar Health build and grow its acute care surgery program by working with patients and a multidisciplinary team of surgeons at all four Baltimore-based hospitals.” —Raina Wallace Sola, MD
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Cholecystectomy
- Hernia Repair
- Incisional Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Abscess
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Abdominal Wall Defect
- Biliary Colic
- Cholecystitis
- Epigastric Hernia
- Femoral Hernia
- Fistula Enterocutaneous
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hernia
- Incarcerated Hernia
- Incisional Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Internal Hernia
- Intestinal Fistula
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Parastomal Hernia
- Rectus Sheath Hernia
- Recurrent Femoral Hernia
- Recurrent Hernia
- Reducible Hernia
- Richter Hernia
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Spigelian Hernia
- Stomach Fistula
- Stomal Hernia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Ventral Hernia
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Surgery
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Cholecystectomy
- Components Separation
- Da Vinci
- Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Hernia Repair
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Recurrent Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Treatment Of Small Bowel Obstruction
- Laparoscopic Umbilical Herniorrhaphy
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopy
- Lysis Of Adhesions
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Repair Of Paracolostomy Hernia
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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Opoen HMO Option
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- FIRST HEALTH
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Education
Residency Program: Nassau University Medical Center (2021)
Internship Program: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2014)