Arul M. Thomas, MD| Transplant Hepatology, Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Arul “Ron” Thomas, MD is a transplant hepatologist and gastroenterologist in the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute. He has a special interest in autoimmune diseases, coagulation dysfunction in liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and pediatric to adult transition. He is involved in research efforts in these areas. He strives to help patients navigate complex diseases and reach successful outcomes. He is also an avid medical educator and enjoys teaching students, housestaff and fellows. A native of the D.C. area, Dr. Thomas sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and in Annapolis.
Clinical areas of focus
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Gastric Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Metastases
- Liver Transplant For Toxicity
- Liver Transplant In Adults
- Liver Transplant Infection Treatment
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Liver Failure
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Cystic Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Bile Ducts
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Liver
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Intestinal Atresia
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Metastases
- Liver Transplant Dysfunction
- Liver Transplant Infection
- Liver Transplant Rejection
- Lung Mass
- Malabsorption
- Necrosis Of Liver
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Varices
- Viral Hepatitis
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Biopsy Interpretation
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Cancer Research Studies
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Clinical Trials For Liver Disease
- Community Health Education
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Cystitis Management
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Hepatectomy
- Hepatic Artery Angioplasty
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Interstitial Nephritis Treatment
- Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy
- Live-In Care
- Liver Ablation
- Liver Abscess Drainage
- Liver Abscess Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Drainage
- Liver Cyst Removal
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Debridement
- Liver Embolization
- Liver Fibroscan
- Liver Function Testing
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Hemorrhage Treatment
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Infection Treatment
- Liver Resection
- Liver Segmentectomy
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplant For Toxicity
- Liver Transplant In Adults
- Liver Transplant Infection Treatment
- Liver Transplant Support Groups
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Liver Wedge Resection
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Nutrition Counseling
- Occlusion Of Right Femoral Vein
- Open Diagnostic Liver Excision
- Open Liver Biopsy
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Pancreas Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Pediatric Liver Disease Treatment
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Percutaneous Transhepatic Portography
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Treatment
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
- Social Work Consultation
- Stomach Drainage
- Surgical Treatment Of Wound Complications
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Immunosuppression Management
- Transvenous Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Revision
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3700Fax 877-680-8194
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 Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OA Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Passport
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2016)
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (2015)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical System (2011)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2008)