Joshua A Dearing, MD| Vascular Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Dearing earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and researched molecular and cell biology at Duke University. He attended medical school at the University of North Carolina’s Chapel Hill School of Medicine. While there, he conducted research on abdominal transplant surgery. His residency took place at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine with the Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Dr. Dearing completed his fellowship in vascular surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.
Dr. Dearing speaks French and is proficient in medical Spanish. He performs procedures Tuesdays and Thursdays at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and has office hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays. He also operates at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesdays.
Clinical areas of focus
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Treatment
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aorta Restriction
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Angioaccess Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortography
- Axillary To Upper Arm Vein Bypass
- Balloon Dilation
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Stenting
- Coiling Of An Aneurysm
- Common Carotid Artery Dilation
- Decompression Fasciotomy, Leg
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Access
- Dialysis Graft Placement
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Repair Of Femoral Artery
- Endovascular Repair Of Thoracic Aorta
- Endovascular Treatment
- Endovenous Laser Ablation Of Varicose Veins
- External Iliac Artery Supplement
- Extirpation Of Right Femoral Vein
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Right Upper Extremity Arteries
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Insertion Infusion Device
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Limb Salvage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mesenteric Artery Bypass
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Occlusion Left External Iliac Artery
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Plain Radiography Abdominal Aorta
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pseudoaneurysm Treatment
- Removal Of Intraluminal Device
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Revascularization
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of Blood Vessels
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta Restriction
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Thoracic Outlet Decompression
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thromboendarterectomy With Patch Graft
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Ultrasonography Inferior Vena Cava
- Ultrasonography Left Upper Extremity Veins
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Stenting
- Vein Patch Placement
- Vena Cava Catheter Introduction
- Vena Cava Filter Insertion
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB N 3600
Washington, DC, 20010
100 Hospital Rd
Prince Frederick, MD, 20678
301 Steeple Chase Dr
Ste 107
Prince Frederick, MD, 20678
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
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Basic
- United Student Resources
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OA Plus
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2010)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Sulzinski MC, Rossi MJ, Alfawaz AA, Reynolds KB, Maloni KC, Kiguchi MM, Dearing JA, Abramowitz SD, Vallabhaneni R, Woo EY, Fatima J. Optimization of factors for the prevention of spinal cord ischemia in thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Vascular. 2021 Apr 14
- Alfawaz AA, Dunphy KM, Abramowitz SD, Kiguchi MM, Dearing JA, Shults CC, Woo EY. Parallel Grafting Should Be Considered as a Viable Alternative to Open Repair in High-Risk Patients With Paravisceral Aortic Aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 Feb 5