Ziv Gamliel, MD| Thoracic Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | MedStar Health
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
- Lung Resection
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
- Lung Resection
- 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
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 Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Fund PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Residency: University of Toronto (1997)
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School (1995)
Fellowship: University of Toronto (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