Talal M R H Al-Qaoud, MD| Urology, Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Al-Qaoud is a fellowship-trained, board-certified kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon.
His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Adult and pediatric kidney transplant
- Pancreas transplantation (solitary and combined)
- Living donor nephrectomy
- Urologic reconstruction pre-/post-transplantation
- Urologic Oncology in Transplant Patients
He treats patients with the full range of kidney and pancreas conditions including chronic kidney disease, brittle diabetes, hypoglycemic unawareness, ADPCKD, Nutcracker syndrome/renovascular disease, Renal Cell Cancers, ureteral stricture/trauma, and bladder dysfunction requiring urinary diversion.
He is an active researcher and has published on a range of topics, including pancreas transplantation outcomes, pancreatic transplant cystic lesions, management of transplant ureteral strictures, pretransplant malignancy in transplant candidates, loin-pain-hematuria syndrome, nutcracker syndrome, use of pediatric pancreas donors, and renal cell cancer in transplant recipients. His work has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including American Journal of Transplantation, Transplant International, and Current Opinions in Organ Transplantation, and he has presented at national and international meetings and conferences.
Dr. Al-Qaoud earned his medical degree from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, completed his residency at McGill University Health Center in Canada, and completed a fellowship in Multi-Organ Abdominal Transplant Surgery at the University of Wisconsin.
When treating patients, he focuses on shared decision-making and treats patients as if they are family or friends--with the utmost dedication and commitment to their healing and wellbeing.
When he’s not working, Dr. Al-Qaoud enjoys traveling, cooking, swimming, and playing squash.
Clinical areas of focus
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Donor Pancreas Disease
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- High-Risk Transplant
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Resection
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Nephrectomy
- Open Kidney Surgery
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
- Testicular Cancer
- Transplant Nephrectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Ascites
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Obstruction
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Contracted Kidney
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Digestive System Complications
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Donor Pancreas Disease
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Hematuria
- Hydrocele
- Immune System Disorders After Transplant
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Blockage
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Rejection
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Pancreas Transplant Failure
- Pancreas Transplant In Children
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Retroperitoneum Disorders
- Testicular Cancer
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
Procedures I perform
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Bilateral Fallopian Tubes Excision, Open
- Bladder Inspection
- Bladder Neck Dilation
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Dialysis
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Endocrinology Care
- Endoscopic Retrograde Pyelography
- Endoscopic Ureteral Calculus Removal Via Natural Or Artificial Opening
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Excision Of Right Kidney
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- High-Risk Transplant
- Hysterectomy With Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- Implantable Pump Placement
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Drainage
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Stones Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
- Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation
- Laser Lithotripsy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Left Ureter Dilation
- Live-In Care
- Liver Transplant In Hcv Patients
- Medication Administration And Management
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Nephrectomy
- Open Kidney Surgery
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Ostectomy
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Infection Treatment
- Pancreas Transplant Malfunction
- Pancreas Transplant With Immunosuppression
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
- Prostatectomy
- Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
- Renal Biopsy
- Renal Transplant
- Resection Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Retrograde Pyelography
- Right Ureter Dilation
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Simultaneous Transplant
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Spermatocelectomy
- Stent Placement
- Testicular Biopsy
- Testicular Implantation
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant In Patients With Pancreas Disease
- Transplant Nephrectomy
- Transurethral Microwave Therapy
- Transurethral Resection Of Prostate
- Ureteral Lengthening
- Ureteral Reimplantation For Vesicoureteral Reflux
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Repair
- Ureteroureterostomy
- Urethral Sling
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Urodynamic Testing
- Vaginal Pessary Insertion
- Varicocelectomy
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Voiding Cystourethrogram
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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Network OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Board Certification: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Canada
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (2018)
Residency: McGill University (2016)
Internship: Mansoura University Hospitals (2015)
Internship: Tygerberg Hospital (2014)
Medical School: University Of Manchester (2008)