About me
Dr. Alimi is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeon who specializes in bariatric, foregut, and abdominal surgery. She sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Her areas of special expertise include minimally invasive gastric sleeve and gastric bypass, minimally invasive abdominal wall surgery, minimally invasive Nissen and Toupet fundoplication to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, minimally invasive LINX device treatment for reflux management, robotic ventral hernia repair, and robotic inguinal hernia repair.
She educates each patient about their condition and treatment options to ensure they’re equipped to make an informed decision and be active partners in their care.
Dr. Alimi is an active researcher who focuses on access and disparities in bariatric surgery and outcomes in abdominal wall surgery. She has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including The American Journal of Surgery, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, and Annals of Surgery. She has also written book chapters, been an invited lecturer, and presented at national conferences.
In addition to her board certified in general surgery, Dr. Alimi holds a certification from the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery and cares for patients at a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Enterocele Repair
- Gastric Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Incisional Hernia
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Reflux Surgery
- Robotic Colpopexy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Hernia
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Anal Abscess
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Artery Disorders
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Tumor
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Body Mass Index
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Diseases Of Appendix
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Femoral Hernia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Incisional Hernia
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Obesity
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peritoneum Disorders
- Phakomatoses
- Pilar Cysts
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Ventral Hernia
- Weight Loss Surgery Complications
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Appendix Resection
- Colectomy
- Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Endoscopic Treatment
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Esophagectomy
- Excision Liver
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Back Or Flank
- Flap Surgery
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gallbladder Resection
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Artery Restriction
- Gastric Band Removal
- Gastric Bypass Revision
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Restrictive Procedure Revision
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastric Switch
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Disease Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Irrigation
- Gastroparesis Treatment
- Gastroplasty Revision
- Gastrostomy
- Heller Myotomy
- Hernia Repair
- Hernia Repair Revision
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Jejunum Supplement
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Liver Resection
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopic Treatment
- Laparoscopy
- Lesion Excision
- Liver Excision
- Mesh Revision
- Minimally Invasive Hemorrhoid Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Ostectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Left Lobe Liver Excision
- Peritoneal Release
- Plication
- Reflux Surgery
- Repair Diaphragm
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Repair Of Inguinal Hernia
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
- Roux-En-Y Bypass
- Roux-En-Y Bypass Revision
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Repair
- Splenectomy
- Surgical Treatment
- Surgical Weight Loss
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Urinary Diversion
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2418
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
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- POS OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine (2021)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2020)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2017)
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine (2013)