Shekhar Gogna, MD| Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
Shekhar Gogna, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Transplant Surgery
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Shekhar Gogna is a board-certified, fellowship-trained abdominal transplant and hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgeon specializing in liver, kidney, pancreas, intestinal, and multivisceral transplantation, as well as complex HPB surgery. His expertise encompasses the full spectrum of abdominal organ transplantation, transplant oncology, pancreatic surgery, liver tumors, biliary malignancies, and the advanced surgical management of complex hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal diseases.
Dr. Gogna has a particular interest in expanding access to transplantation through innovative donor utilization strategies, organ preservation and machine perfusion technologies, and multidisciplinary approaches to the treatment of advanced liver disease and hepatobiliary malignancies. His clinical practice integrates transplantation and complex oncologic surgery, including the management of pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, metastatic liver tumors, pancreatic cystic neoplasms, benign biliary disorders, and complex abdominal wall reconstruction following organ transplantation and major abdominal surgery.
Dr. Gogna's research focuses on transplant outcomes, donor organ optimization, machine perfusion, transplant oncology, and healthcare systems innovation. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, presented nationally and internationally, and contributes to the advancement of the field through editorial and peer-reviews.
Dr. Gogna completed his medical education and surgical training in India before pursuing General surgery residency training at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. He subsequently completed fellowship training in Abdominal Transplant Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he gained extensive experience in liver, kidney, pancreas, intestinal, and multivisceral transplantation, as well as complex HPB surgery.
Committed to delivering highly individualized care, Dr. Gogna believes that exceptional outcomes are achieved through a partnership built on trust, communication, and shared decision-making. He works closely with patients and their families to develop personalized treatment strategies and guide them through every stage of their surgical and transplant journey.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Infertility
- Intestinal Transplant
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Liver Failure
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Small Bowel Transplant
- Visian Icl
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Kidney
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Arterial Embolism
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Bone Marrow Transplant Graft Failure
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Choledochal Cyst
- Cholestasis
- Cholestasis Of Pregnancy
- Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplant
- Chronic Liver Failure
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Liver Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Bile Ducts
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Corneal Diseases
- Corneal Transplant Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diseases Of Spleen
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Aromatic Amino
- Disorders Of Branched
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donor Pancreas Disease
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Glycogen Storage Disease
- Graft Dysfunction
- Graft Failure
- Heart Transplant Complications
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Immunodeficiencies
- Immunosuppression
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Infertility
- Intestinal Atresia
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Intestinal Transplant Rejection
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Blockage
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Rejection
- Kidney Stones
- Liver Abscess
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Cysts
- Liver Damage From Toxins
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Metastases
- Liver Scarring
- Liver Transplant Aftercare
- Liver Transplant Complications
- Liver Transplant Rejection
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Disease
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Infection
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Malabsorption
- Muscle Disorders
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Organ Donor Matching
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Pancreas Transplant Failure
- Pancreas Transplant Revision
- Pancreas Transplant Status
- Pancreatic Failure
- Pancreatitis
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprocedural States
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Transplanted Cornea Rejection
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
- Viral Infection
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Adrenal Gland Transplant
- Artificial Organ Transplant
- Auxiliary Liver Transplant
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Blood Type Incompatible Transplant
- Blood Type Testing
- Bone Graft
- Cancer Treatment
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
- Cecum Transplant
- Clinical Trials
- Corneal Transplantation
- Cross Matching
- Cross-Matching
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Dialysis
- Domino Transplantation
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endocrine Oncology
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Endoscopic Transplant Surgery
- Face Transplant
- Flap Surgery
- Gastric Surgery
- Geriatric Pulmonology
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Hand Transplantation
- Heart And Lung Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Treatment
- High-Risk Transplant
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Histology Services
- Immune Cell Monitoring
- Immune System Suppression
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Intestinal Transplant
- Islet Cell Isolation
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Limb Transplant
- Live-In Care
- Liver And Pancreas Paired Exchange Transplant
- Liver And Small Bowel Resection
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Resection
- Liver-Kidney Transplant
- Living Donor Transplant
- Lung And Liver Transplant
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Microsurgery
- Minimally Invasive Transplant Surgery
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Multivisceral Resection
- Multivisceral Transplant
- Organ Allocation
- Organ Perfusion
- Ovary Resection
- Ovary Transplant
- Palliative Care Education
- Palliative Care Program Development
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pediatric Surgery Preparation
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Psychiatric Social Work
- Recipient Matching
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Reproductive Medicine
- Re-Transplant
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic Transplant Surgery
- Simultaneous Transplant
- Small Bowel Resection
- Small Bowel Transplant
- Split Liver Transplant
- Surgical Infectious Disease
- Testicle Resection
- Thoracic Organ Transplant
- Transplant Bioinformatics
- Transplant Cancer Treatment
- Transplant Complications Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Immunology
- Transplant Infection Treatment
- Transplant Nephrectomy
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Transplant Regulatory Compliance
- Transplant Research
- Transplant Surgery Follow-Up
- Transplant-Related Infection Treatment
- Vaccine Development And Policy
- Visian Icl
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
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
Education
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2024)
Residency: Westchester Medical Center-GME > 10 yrs (2022)
Medical School: Government Medical College-Amritsar (2005)