About me
Zhifei Sun, MD, is a Colon and Rectal Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Medical Center.
Dr. Sun completed his surgical training at Duke University Medical Center and is fellowship trained in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Washington University in Saint Louis. Dr. Sun specializes in the minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of colon and rectal diseases, including surgeries for diverticular disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and colorectal cancers.
Academically, Dr. Sun is interested in surgical innovation, with a special interest in applied machine learning as a means of improving surgical outcomes. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and presents frequently at national meetings.
With his patients, Dr. Sun strongly believes in clear, honest, and open communication. He always makes himself available and accessible to those in need and sees himself as a "quarterback" for his patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anal Fissures
- Colon Cancer
- Crohn's Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Enterocele Repair
- Rectal Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Stricture
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Colorectal Stricture
- Crohn's Disease
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Diverticulitis
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastric Cancer
- Hemorrhoids
- Incisional Hernia
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Itching
- Pilonidal Cyst
- Rectal Cancer
- Spinal Stenosis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Anal Canal Reconstruction
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Colectomy
- Colostomy
- Endorectal Advancement Flap
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Ileocecal Resection
- J-Pouch Surgery
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Open Colectomy
- Perianal Surgery
- Rectal Resection
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Sigmoid Colectomy
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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- POS OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Navigate
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare FFS
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Residency: Duke University School of Medicine (2020)
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2012)