Ziv Gamliel, MD| Thoracic Surgery | 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
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achalasia
- Acute Endocarditis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Atelectasis
- Benign Pharyngeal Tumors
- Bladder Diverticulum
- Bronchial Cancer
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchomalacia
- Cardiac Cyst
- Chest Injury
- Chest Wall Tumors
- Collapsed Lung
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Gastric Varices
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Hemothorax
- Hypertrichosis
- Inferior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Intestinal Perforation
- Liver Abscess
- Liver Transplantation
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Masses
- Lung Metastases
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Mesothelioma
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Plaques
- Pneumothorax
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sequestration
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Rib Fracture
- Right Ventricular Aneurysm
- Surgical Site Infection
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Empyema
- Thymic Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thymus Tumors
- Vaginal Fistula
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
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
- Cystitis Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastric Surgery
- 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
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HighMark
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Network OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
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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