Thomas Michael Loughney, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Board-certified in Gastroenterology, Thomas Loughney, MD, currently serves as Director of Endoscopy at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and is an Associate Professor, Georgetown Medical School. He is the Chairman of the Credentials Committee. He also serves on the MedStar Georgetown Patient Safety Committee.
Dr. Loughney has won multiple awards for his excellence in teaching and been recognized by Washington's Consumer Checkbook and Washingtonian Magazine as the top, recommended gastroenterologist in the Washington area. His clinical expertise includes interventional endoscopy, biliary and pancreatic disease, use of endoluminal stents and colon cancer screening.
Following a Gastroenterology Fellowship and Residency and Internship in Internal Medicine all at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Dr. Loughney served as a Lt. Colonel in the Army Medical Corp. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1989.
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Management
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Enteroscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Gallstones
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Stomach Pain Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Choledocholithiasis
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Rectal Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Biopsy Of The Large Intestine
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Management
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct With Stent
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Biliary Ductal System Catheterization
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pancreatic Ductal System Catheterization
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Calculi Destruction
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Calculi Removal
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Biopsy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Tumor Ablation
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stent Placement
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Unlisted Small Intestine Procedure
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
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
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Network OA
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Navigate
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OA Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1996)
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1992)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1989)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025 Top Recommended Gastroenterologist, Washington Consumer Checkbook Washingtonian Magazine Best Doctor, multiple years James Leonard Award for Excellence in Teaching Internal Medicine Tripler Army Medical Center Department of Family Practice Valued Teacher Award Tripler Army Department of Medicine Teacher of the Year Award