Thomas Marlon Fishbein, MD| General Surgery, Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
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
- Deceased Donor Transplantation
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Transplantation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Kidney Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Liver Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Diseases Of Spleen
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Branched
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Heart Disease
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Hemochromatosis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver 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
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Infection
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Organ Donor Matching
- Organ Procurement
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreas Transplant Failure
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pulmonary Edema
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Tissue Donation
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Variceal Bleeding
- 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
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Budd Chiari Syndrome Treatment
- Bypass Splenic Vein
- Central Pancreatectomy
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystostomy
- Choledochal Cyst Excision
- Choledochojejunostomy
- Cholelithiasis Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Companionship
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cystorrhaphy, Simple
- Deceased Donor Transplantation
- Distal Pancreatectomy
- Distal Pancreatectomy Without Pancreaticojejunostomy
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Duodenum Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroenterostomy
- Enucleation
- Esophageal Cancer Treatment
- Excision Jejunum
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Pancreas
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Excision Of Stomach
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gallbladder Biopsy
- 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
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Hepatic Abscess Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hernia Repair
- Histology Services
- Ileostomy
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inotropic Therapy
- Islet Xenotransplant
- 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
- Mastopexy
- Microwave Ablation
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Multi-Organ Transplantation
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Newborn Feeding Support
- Nutritional Counseling
- 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
- Ostomy Care
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatectomy
- Pancreatectomy With Pancreatojejunostomy
- Pancreatectomy With Total Duodenectomy
- Pancreatic Abscess Treatment
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- 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
- Pulmonary Nodule Treatment
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Rectal Resection
- Release Of Abdomen
- Re-Transplantation
- Right Lobe Liver Resection
- Robotic Surgery
- Skin Graft
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Cancer Treatment
- Small Intestine Repair
- Spleen Resection
- Stomach Cancer Treatment
- Surgery
- Thorax Lymph Node Excision
- Total Colectomy
- Total Pancreatectomy
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Infection Treatment
- Transverse Colectomy
- Unlisted Biliary Tract Procedure
- Urinary Urgency Treatment
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Anastomosis
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Vestibuloplasty
- Visian Icl
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
- Wound Debridement
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3700Fax 877-680-8192
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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