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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, 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
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
4 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HighMark
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Navigate
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare FFS
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
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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)