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