Andrew Ian Sokol, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Urogynecology
Languages: English
(202) 877-0530
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. Dr. Sokol is the Division Director of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. 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 50 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
- Bladder Incontinence
- Botox Injection
- Colpocleisis
- Cystocele
- Cystourethroscopy
- Enterocele Repair
- Excision, Urethral Diverticulum
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Female Genitourinary Surgery
- Female Pelvic Medicine
- Genitourinary Surgery
- Incontinence
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Pelvic Floor Surgery
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Posterior Colporrhaphy
- Sling Procedure
- Urethral Diverticulectomy
- Urethral Diverticulum
- Urethral Sling
- Urethrocele Repair
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urodynamic Testing
- Urogynecologic Reconstructive Surgery
- Urogynecologic Surgery
- Uterine Prolapse
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery
- Vaginal Sling For Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Surgery
- Vaginal Vault Suspension
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acquired Absence Of Female Genital Organs
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Bladder Diverticulum
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bladder Spasms
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Constipation
- Cystitis
- Cystocele
- Fecal Incontinence
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Female Genital Tract Polyp
- Female Urethral Stricture
- Female Urinary Tract Infections (UTIS)
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Incontinence
- Leiomyoma Of Uterus
- Lichen Sclerosus
- Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
- Overactive Bladder
- Painful Urination
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Perineal Laceration During Delivery
- Prolapse Of Urethra
- Urethral Disorders
- Urethral Diverticulum
- Urethritis And Urethral Syndrome
- Urethrocele
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Device Complications
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uterus Problems
- Vaginal Cyst
- Vaginal Fistula
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
- Vulvar And Vaginal Atrophy
Procedures I perform
- Behavioral Modification
- Bladder Inspection
- Bladder Neck Dilation
- Botox Injection
- Colpocleisis
- Cystometrogram
- Cystourethroscopy
- Cystourethroscopy With Biopsy
- Cystourethroscopy With Fulguration Of Trigone
- Electromyography
- Enterocele Repair
- Excision, Urethral Diverticulum
- Female Genitourinary Surgery
- Female Pelvic Medicine
- Genitourinary Surgery
- Hematuria Treatment
- Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
- Lichen Sclerosus Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Painful Bladder Syndrome Treatment
- Pelvic Floor Surgery
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Pessary Fitting
- Posterior Colporrhaphy
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Surgery
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Sling Procedure
- Urethral Bulking Agents
- Urethral Diverticulectomy
- Urethral Sling
- Urethrocele Repair
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Disease Treatment
- Urodynamic Testing
- Urogynecologic Reconstructive Surgery
- Urogynecologic Surgery
- Vaginal Cyst Excision
- Vaginal Pessary Insertion
- Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery
- Vaginal Sling For Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Surgery
- Vaginal Vault Suspension
- Vestibuloplasty
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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HighMark
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Network OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Urogynecology
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