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