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
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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OA Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
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