Andrew Ian Sokol, MD| Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Urogynecology | MedStar Health
About me
Andrew Sokol, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive pelvic reconstructive surgery. He is a professor of Ob/Gyn and urology at Georgetown University School of Medicine and is a board-certified female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeon. He completed a combined fellowship in minimally invasive surgery and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He earned his medical degree with Alpha Omega Alpha honors from Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed an Ob/Gyn residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
He is the Past President of AAGL, the largest medical society in the world representing minimally invasive surgeons. Dr. Sokol is a member of the American Urogynecologic Society and an elected member of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, an exclusive surgical society of recognized experts.
Dr. Sokol has published over 45 peer-reviewed articles on laparoscopy, prolapse, and incontinence surgery and several book chapters on prolapse, incontinence, and anatomy. Additionally he is the editor of a gynecology textbook titled: The Requisites in Obstetrics and Gynecology: General Gynecology. His research interests include surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, biomaterials, and pelvic reconstructive surgery.
He is actively involved in clinical research trials that focus on surgical therapy for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, minimally invasive surgical teams, and surgical education.
Philosophy of Care
I strive to provide state-of-the-art, patient-centered care for an array of complex pelvic floor disorders.
Clinical areas of focus
- Excision, Urethral Diverticulum
- Lichen Sclerosus Treatment
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Sling Procedure
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Uterine Prolapse
- Vaginal Surgery
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acquired Absence Of Female Genital Organs
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Bladder Incontinence
- Candidiasis
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Female Genitalia
- Cystitis
- Female Genital Pain
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Female Genital Tract Polyp
- Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Female Urinary Tract Infections (UTIS)
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Leiomyoma Of Uterus
- Lichen Sclerosus
- Menstrual Disorders
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
- Painful Urination
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Prolapse Of Urethra
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uterus Problems
- Vagina And Vulva Inflammation And Infections
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
- Vulvar And Vaginal Atrophy
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Inspection
- Cystourethroscopy
- Excision, Urethral Diverticulum
- Female Genitourinary Surgery
- Female Pelvic Medicine
- Genitourinary Surgery
- Geriatric Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
- Hematuria Treatment
- Lichen Sclerosus Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Pelvic Pain Treatment
- Pessary Fitting
- Posterior Colporrhaphy
- Robotic Surgery
- Sling Procedure
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vaginal Cyst Excision
- Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
- Vaginal Pessary Insertion
- Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery
- Vaginal Rejuvenation With Vaginoplasty
- Vaginal Surgery
- Vaginal Vault Suspension
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vulvodynia
- Women's Health 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
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Student Resources
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Sentara Health
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Navigate
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HighMark
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE for Life East
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Prime
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- POS OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- United Student Resources
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
Videos
Education
Board Certification: ,
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2002)
Medical School: Wayne State University (1998)
Hospital affiliations
Blogs
NEWS The Rise of the Urinary Tract Infection That's Nearly Impossible to Treat
BLOG What women need to know about pelvic floor disorders
BLOG Common UTI symptoms and tips to prevent them
BLOG Don't live with urinary incontinence. Help is available
BLOG Why no one should have to live with an overactive bladder