About me
In addition to Brandywine, Dr. Cestare also sees patients in Mitchellville:
MedStar Health at Mitchellville
12158 Central Avenue
Mitchellville, MD 20721
Phone number: 844-940-7246
Dr. Thomas Phillip Cestare is a board-certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist at MedStar Health. He provides compassionate and comprehensive care to patients suffering from chronic pain, utilizing a multimodal, multidisciplinary, and individualized approach. Practicing at MedStar Health’s Brandywine and Mitchellville locations in Maryland, Dr. Cestare is dedicated to improving his patients’ quality of life by offering advanced pain management solutions tailored to their unique needs.
Dr. Cestare earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in anesthesiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Finally, he pursued a fellowship in pain management at Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he gained specialized expertise in interventional pain medicine techniques.
Dr. Cestare treats a wide range of issues, including neuropathic pain, spinal pain, and musculoskeletal disorders. He is highly skilled in interventional procedures such as epidural steroid injections, facet and genicular radiofrequency ablation, and sympathetic blocks. Additionally, he offers innovative neuromodulation treatments, including spinal cord stimulator trials and peripheral nerve stimulator implants.
His philosophy of care is rooted in a holistic and patient-centered approach, ensuring that each individual receives the best possible treatment plan to help them regain function and comfort in their daily lives. Through his expertise, dedication, and compassionate approach, Dr. Cestare continues to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those struggling with chronic pain.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Nerve Block
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Back Pain
- Buttock Pain
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Kyphosis Of The Spine
- Lordosis Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Osteoarthritis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Procedure
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Knee Injection
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Pain Management Counseling
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Trigger Point Injection
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
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Network OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OA Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
Fellowship: New York-Presbyterian Hospital (2020)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2019)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2016)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2015)