About me
Dr. Fishbein is the executive director of MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute (MGTI), director of Liver Diseases and Transplant Program and professor, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics. Board certified in Surgery, his special interests include small bowel/intestinal transplantation, pediatric liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, liver transplant, portal hypertension surgery and pancreatic surgery. He oversees clinical research at MGTI and is the principal investigator of numerous clinical trials. Dr. Fishbein is known as one of a handful of international experts on intestinal transplantation who has developed new immunosuppressive regimens, surgical techniques and other treatments to improve outcomes.
Learn more about Dr. Fishbein's clinical trials.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Transplantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Liver Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Diseases Of Spleen
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Damage From Toxins
- Liver Donor Evaluation
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Transplant Evaluation
- Liver Transplant Rejection
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Pancreas Cancer
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Viral Hepatitis
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Aortic Lymph Node Excision
- Appendix Resection
- Bile Duct Repair
- Bile Duct Resection
- Bile Duct Tumor Excision
- Budd Chiari Syndrome Treatment
- Bypass Splenic Vein
- Central Pancreatectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Choledochal Cyst Excision
- Choledochojejunostomy
- Cholelithiasis Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Distal Pancreatectomy
- Distal Pancreatectomy Without Pancreaticojejunostomy
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Duodenum Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroenterostomy
- Enucleation
- Excision Jejunum
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Pancreas
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Excision Of Stomach
- Gallbladder Cancer Treatment
- Gallbladder Removal
- Gallbladder Resection
- Gallstone Removal
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Disease Testing
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Treatment
- Gastroparesis Treatment
- Gastrostomy
- Hepatic Abscess Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Ileostomy
- Jejunostomy
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Laparoscopic Liver Ablation
- Laparoscopic Liver Resection
- Left Lobe Liver Resection
- Liver Ablation
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Drainage
- Liver Cyst Marsupialization
- Liver Metastasis Treatment
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver Trisegmentectomy
- Living Donor Transplantation
- Lobectomy
- Microwave Ablation
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Multi-Organ Transplantation
- Multivisceral Transplant
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Open Common Bile Duct Excision
- Open Diagnostic Left Lobe Liver Excision
- Open Diagnostic Liver Excision
- Open Diagnostic Right Lobe Liver Excision
- Open Left Hepatic Duct Excision
- Open Left Lobe Liver Excision
- Open Right Hepatic Duct Excision
- Open Right Lobe Liver Excision
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatectomy
- Pancreatectomy With Pancreatojejunostomy
- Pancreatectomy With Total Duodenectomy
- Pancreatic Abscess Treatment
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Pancreaticojejunostomy
- Partial Colectomy
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Pseudocyst Drainage
- Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Peritoneal Release
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Portal Vein Embolization
- Puestow Procedure
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Re-Transplantation
- Right Lobe Liver Resection
- Robotic Surgery
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Cancer Treatment
- Small Intestine Repair
- Spleen Resection
- Stomach Cancer Treatment
- Surgery
- Total Colectomy
- Total Pancreatectomy
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Infection Treatment
- Transverse Colectomy
- Unlisted Biliary Tract Procedure
- Vascular Anastomosis
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center-GME (1997)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center-Surgery GME (1995)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1989)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025