Talal M R H Al-Qaoud, MD| Transplant Surgery, Urology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Talal Al-Qaoud is an abdominal transplant surgeon and urologist specializing in kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation, as well as advanced urologic oncology and complex genitourinary reconstruction. His practice focuses on the management of patients with complex abdominal and transplant-related conditions, particularly those requiring integration of transplant, urologic, vascular, and oncologic surgical techniques.
His clinical expertise includes multi-organ transplantation, robotic kidney transplantation, transplant ureteral reconstruction, renal autotransplantation, and major vascular reconstruction including inferior vena cava (IVC) reconstruction. He also manages complex oncologic cases involving the kidney and retroperitoneum, including tumors with vascular involvement and patients requiring multidisciplinary surgical approaches.
Dr. Al-Qaoud has played a key role in the development of the robotic kidney transplantation program, expanding access to minimally invasive transplant surgery for select patients. By combining expertise across multiple surgical disciplines, he provides comprehensive, coordinated care for patients who might otherwise require evaluation by multiple subspecialists, with a focus on efficient decision-making and optimal surgical outcomes
Clinical interest and expertise include:
- Robotic kidney transplantation
- Kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation
- Complex transplant ureteral reconstruction
- Renal autotransplantation
- Inferior vena cava (IVC) and major vascular reconstruction
- Advanced urologic oncology
- Multidisciplinary abdominal surgical reconstruction
Clinical areas of focus
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- High-Risk Transplant
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Resection
- Liver Transplant In Hcv Patients
- 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
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Pancreas Transplant In Children
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Retroperitoneum Disorders
- Testicular Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Donor Organ Procurement
- High-Risk Transplant
- Kidney Resection
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Liver Transplant In Hcv Patients
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Nephrectomy
- Open Kidney Surgery
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
- Renal Transplant
- Resection Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Simultaneous Transplant
- Transplant In Patients With Pancreas Disease
- Transplant Nephrectomy
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Repair
- Ureteroureterostomy
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
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
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Direct
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
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)