Aaron Michael Fond, CRSP MD PHD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Fond is a fellowship-trained, board-certified gastroenterologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating problems of the GI tract. His areas of special expertise include:
- Colorectal cancer screening and prevention
- Dyspepsia (indigestion)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Gastroparesis (a condition where the stomach muscles do not contract properly and move food to the small intestines to be digested)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Liver disease
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (upper endoscopy)
Dr. Fond takes the time to make sure that every one of his patients understands their condition and options for treatment and answers any questions they have. This helps patients be active partners in their care.
He earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia and completed his residency and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enterectomy
- Enteroscopy
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Pancreatitis
- Transrectal Ultrasound
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- General Symptoms
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Transplantation
- Malabsorption
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Cystitis Treatment
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enterectomy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis Treatment
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Excision Of Stomach
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Stomach Cancer Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
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 Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern-Gastroenterology (2023)
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern-Internal Medicine (2019)
Medical School: University of Virginia (2017)
Medical School: University of Virginia (2015)
Medical School: University of Virginia (2014)