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Steven Wexner, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Surgical Oncology, Colon And Rectal Surgery
Languages: English
877-376-2418
About me
Steven Wexner, MD, PhD (Hon), FACS, FRCS (Eng, Ed), Hon FRCS (Glasg, Eng, Ire), MAMSE, is physician executive director and system chief of Colorectal Surgery for MedStar Health. Internationally recognized as a pioneer in colorectal surgery, Dr. Wexner has over 38 years of clinical, academic, and research experience. He specializes in surgery for rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, rectourethral and rectovaginal fistulas, and re-operative pelvic surgery. Physicians, surgeons, and patients throughout the country and from around the world routinely seek his expertise and rely upon him as a resource.
Dr. Wexner is internationally renowned for his numerous groundbreaking contributions to the field of colorectal care. He helped establish minimally invasive surgery as a standard treatment and introduced numerous refinements to help patients avoid stomas. With over 1,200 published peer-reviewed studies and more than 41,000 citations, he is the most frequently cited living colorectal surgeon. He is an Editor-in-Chief of Surgery and was the inaugural Chair of the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.
Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Wexner served as Director of the Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center and Chair of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida, where he held numerous leadership roles since 1988.
Deeply committed to surgical education, he has trained and mentored more than 800 surgeons worldwide and holds academic appointments at numerous leading global institutions, including an Honorary Professorship at University College London. The Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Fund supports his academic mission at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Wexner has served in many leadership roles in the American College of Surgeons, including Regent and Vice-Chair of the Board of Regents. He is a past president of numerous surgical societies, including the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Research Foundation, the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He is an honorary member or fellow of over 25 national and international societies, including all four of the Royal Colleges in the UK and Ireland.
Philosophy of Care
“My goal is to achieve the best possible surgical outcomes while optimizing patients’ quality of life. As Executive Director and System Chief, I aim to make MedStar Health the premier referral center for colorectal care through collaboration, shared expertise, and systemwide integration.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Colon Cancer
- Crohn's Disease
- Intestinal Crohn's Disease
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectourethral Fistula
- Rectovaginal Fistula
- Re-Operative Colorectal Surgery
- Ulcerative Colitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Continent Ileostomy Dysfunction
- Crohn's Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Crohn's Disease
- J Pouch Dysfunction
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Colon
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Rectum
- Perineal Hernia
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectourethral Fistula
- Rectovaginal Fistula
- Ulcerative Colitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Colectomy
- Colectomy With Removal Of Terminal Ileum
- Colocutaneous Anastomosis
- Colorectal Anastomosis
- Colostomy
- Colovesical Fistula
- Continent Ileostomy
- Descending Colon Resection
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cecum
- Excision Of Ileum
- Excision Of Jejunum
- Excision Of Large Intestine
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Gracilis Muscle Flap
- Ileostomy
- J-Pouch Surgery
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Laparoscopic Colectomy With Anastomosis And Coloproctostomy
- Laparoscopic Proctectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenic Flexure Mobilization
- Mesenteric Lymph Node Excision
- Open Colectomy
- Partial Colectomy
- Perineal Hernia Repair
- Proctectomy With Colostomy
- Re-Operative Colorectal Surgery
- Revise/Redo Continent Ileostomy
- Revision/Redo J Pouch Surgery
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Sigmoid Colon Resection
- Small Bowel Resection
- Splenic Flexure Mobilization
- Total Proctocolectomy With Ileostomy
- Transverse Colectomy
- Treatment Of Rectourethral Fistula
- Treatment Of Rectovaginal Fistula
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-5365Fax 877-376-2418
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
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Navigate
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Minnesota at Minneapolis (1988)
Residency: Mount Sinai St. Luke's GME (1987)
Internship: Mount Sinai St. Luke's GME (1983)
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College (1982)