Edward C. McCarron, MD| General Surgery, Surgical Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Edward McCarron, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeon in surgical oncology. An integral part of the oncology team at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Dr. McCarron treats a wide range of cancers using some of the most advanced surgical technologies available. He specializes in the treatment of melanoma, endocrine disorders, and gastrointestinal malignancies.
Dr. McCarron is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. When he is not practicing medicine, he enjoys fishing, walking, and watching sporting events.
Edward McCarron, MD, named a 2023 "Top Doc" by Baltimore Magazine for surgical oncology.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Management
- Cervical Cancer
- Cervical Cancer Surgery
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Melanoma Treatment
- Pancreas Resection
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Vocal Cord Nodules Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anal Cancer
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- Cervical Cancer
- Choledocholithiasis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Liver Cancer
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mesothelioma
- Pancreas Cancer
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Rectal Cancer
- Skin Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Thymus Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Aortic Lymph Node Excision
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Treatment
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Colectomy With Removal Of Terminal Ileum
- Colorectal Anastomosis
- Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
- Distal Pancreatectomy Without Pancreaticojejunostomy
- Duodenum Resection
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cyst
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Malignant Tumor Of Stomach
- Excision Of Pancreas
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Excision Of Stomach
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Inguinal Lymph Node Excision
- Killer Cell Therapy
- Laparoscopy
- Lesion Excision
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplantation With Roux-En-Y Hepaticojejunostomy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lobectomy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Mesenteric Lymph Node Excision
- Muscle Flap
- Open Diagnostic Right Lobe Liver Excision
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Partial Colectomy
- Pelvis Lymph Node Excision
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Left Lobe Liver Excision
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Sigmoid Colon Resection
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Stomach Resection
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Transverse Colectomy
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Vaccinations
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
- Vocal Cord Nodules 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
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Sentara Health
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- POS OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2004)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2002)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine Top Doc, 2014-2020, 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MedStar Health DocTalk - The ABCDEs of Melanoma
MedStar Health DocTalk - What You Need to Know About Pancreatic Cancer