John S Brebbia, MD| Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition, General Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
John S. Brebbia, MD, FACS, MBA, is a general surgeon specializing in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery.
His areas of interest are: Foregut surgery, including antireflux procedures and Heller myotomy for achalasia, Laparoscopic bariatric and oncologic procedures, Solid organ surgery including splenectomy, adrenalectomy and nephrectomy, Hernia surgery including groin, ventral, parastomal and paraesophageal.
Dr. Brebbia received his medical degree from State University of New York at Buffalo, where he also completed his surgical internship and residency. Following his residency, he completed an MBA at The George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Brebbia's accomplishments include: Serving as assistant professor of surgery at State University of New York at Stony Brook, Implementing the Bariatrics program at Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford Delaware, Publishing numerous journal articles in CHEST, Contemporary Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, and Treating patients in wound care as a volunteer following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Depression
- Enterocele Repair
- Esophageal Hernia
- Gastric Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Obesity
- Robotic Colpopexy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Hernia
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Depression
- Diabetes Management
- Digestive System Complications
- Eating Disorders
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Femoral Hernia
- Gallstones
- Gastric Banding Complications
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- High Cholesterol Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Malabsorption
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Weight Loss Surgery Complications
- Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Anal Canal Reconstruction
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Cecum Transplant
- Colectomy With Removal Of Terminal Ileum
- Colonoscopy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Echocardiography
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Excision Of Ileum
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Flap Surgery
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Foregut Surgery
- Gastric Band Removal
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Restrictive Procedure Revision
- Gastric Sleeve Reversal
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastric Switch
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Irrigation
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hernia Repair
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Intestinal Reconstruction
- Intragastric Balloon
- Ischiorectal Abscess Drainage
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Jejunum Transplant
- Laparoscopy
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Nutrition Counseling
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Omentum Release
- Partial Colectomy
- Pelvic Floor Surgery
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Reflux Surgery
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Repair Of Inguinal Hernia
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Small Intestine Repair
- Stomach Reposition
- Surgical Weight Loss
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Unlisted Larynx Procedure
- Urinary Diversion
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
- Weight Management Program
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 Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- POS OA
- Navigate
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Passport
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HighMark
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: University at Buffalo School of Medicine (1998)
Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo (1993)