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