Brian M Nguyen, MD| Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary And Pancreatic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Nguyen is the surgical director of living donor liver transplant, and a board-certified, fellowship-trained abdominal transplant and hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgeon. His areas of special expertise include liver and small bowel transplantation and HPB surgery. His areas of clinical interest include pancreas cancer, pancreatic cysts, liver tumors, and biliary disease. He is particularly interested in minimally invasive HPB surgery, utilizing Da Vinci Surgical system.
He holds certifications in laparoscopic and robotic surgery, with use of the Da Vinci Surgical System.
Dr. Nguyen has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Transplantation Direct, Journal of American College of Surgeons, Journal of Critical Care, American Journal of Transplantation, and Gastroenterology and has presented at national conferences and symposia.
Dr. Nguyen received his Doctor of Medicine from Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO and completed his residency at University of Southern California/LAC+USC General Surgery in Los Angeles, where he received the program’s Outstanding Resident Award. He completed his fellowship in abdominal transplant at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
He works closely with all of his patients to ensure they’re actively involved in decisions about their care. Dr. Nguyen also educates patients about their condition so they have the knowledge and understanding they need to continue to manage their condition throughout their lives.
When he’s not at work, Dr. Nguyen enjoys cooking, spending time outdoors, and going to the beach.
Clinical areas of focus
- Infertility
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver-Kidney Transplantation
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
- Transplantation Of Intestine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Artificial Liver Opening
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Ascites
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications Of Kidney Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Corneal Transplant
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Dialysis Access Creation And Maintenance
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Branched
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Graft Failure
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infertility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Failure In Transplant Patients
- Liver Cancer Treatment In Transplant Patients
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Transplant Evaluation
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Malabsorption
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Organ Donation After Cardiac Death
- Organ Donor Matching
- Pancreas Cancer
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Kidney Malfunction
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Management
- Auxiliary Liver Transplantation
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Bile Duct Biopsy
- Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
- Bile Duct Repair
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Capitation
- Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment
- Cholecystectomy
- Choledochojejunostomy
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Companionship
- Deceased Donor Transplantation
- Distal Pancreatectomy
- Domino Liver Transplantation
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Dopamine Therapy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enucleation
- Gallbladder Cancer Treatment
- Gallbladder Removal
- Gallstone Removal
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastric Surgery
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Hepatic Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hepatic Artery Reconstruction
- Hepatic Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Hepaticojejunostomy
- Intestine Transplantation With Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Isolated Small Bowel Transplantation
- Isolated Small Intestine Transplant
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney-Intestine Transplantation
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation
- Liver Abscess Drainage
- Liver Abscess Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Removal
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Hemangioma Treatment
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver Transplantation With Inferior Vena Cava Replacement
- Liver Transplantation With Roux-En-Y Hepaticojejunostomy
- Liver-Intestine Transplantation
- Liver-Kidney Transplantation
- Liver-Pancreas Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Transplantation
- Lobectomy
- Multi-Organ Transplantation
- Multivisceral Transplantation
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas Allograft Pancreatectomy
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Resection
- Pancreas Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas Transplant Malfunction
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreas-Intestine Transplantation
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Pancreatic Cyst Drainage
- Pancreatic Cyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Treatment
- Pancreatic Function Tests
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Surgery
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Of Kidney Pelvis
- Percutaneous Pseudocyst Drainage
- Portal Vein Reconstruction
- Reduced-Size Liver Transplantation
- Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
- Removal Of Transplanted Organ
- Small Bowel Transplantation
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Split Liver Transplantation
- Stomach Drainage
- Transhepatic Cholangiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Infection Treatment
- Transplantation Of Intestine
- Urologic Imaging
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm Treatment
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
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
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OA Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2021)
Residency: University of Southern California Medical Center (2019)
Medical School: St Louis University School of Medicine (2014)