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
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- 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
- Compression Bandaging
- Endorectal Advancement Flap
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Ileocecal Resection
- J-Pouch Surgery
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Mastopexy
- Open Colectomy
- Perianal Surgery
- Rectal Resection
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Splenic Artery Ligation
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- OA Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
Education
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Residency: Duke University School of Medicine (2020)
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2012)