About me
Ziv Gamliel, MD, is chief of Thoracic Surgery at The Angelos Center for Lung Diseases at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and MedStar Harbor Hospital. Dr. Gamliel attended the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, where he received his medical degree, and completed his internship in Surgery and residency in General Surgery. Dr. Gamliel then completed two more fellowships, one in Lung Transplantation and the other in Thoracic Surgery at University of Toronto. He has also completed a fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at Harvard Medical School.
Board certified in Surgery, Dr. Gamliel specializes in non-cardiac surgery of the chest, treating conditions that include lung cancer, bullous lung disease, esophageal cancer, benign esophageal disorders, mediastinal tumors and tumors of the chest wall. He has extensive experience performing minimally invasive procedures.
Dr. Gamliel is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. When he is not practicing medicine, he enjoys spending time with his family.
Ziv Gamliel, MD, FACS, was named a 2020 "Top Doc" in Thoracic Surgery by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Lung Cancer Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Transplant
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Mitral Valve Reconstruction
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Repair, Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Practice locations
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9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 1800
Baltimore, MD, 21237
9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 2300
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Navigate
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Residency: University of Toronto (1997)
Fellowship: University of Toronto (1995)
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School (1995)
Residency: University of Toronto (1994)
Internship: University of Toronto (1988)
Medical School: University of Toronto (1987)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2014-2015, 2017-2021