About me
Maen Kamal, MD, joins MedStar Health as a board-certified gastroenterologist. His clinical practice encompasses diagnostic procedures and interventions, including screening and diagnostic colonoscopy and upper endoscopy, biopsies, dilations, flexible sigmoidoscopy, polypectomy, therapeutic endoscopy for GI bleeding, and variceal banding.
His areas of expertise include:
Abdominal pain
Celiac disease
Chronic constipation and diarrhea
Colon cancer screening and prevention
Difficulty swallowing/Dysphagia
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Fatty liver disease
Gastrointestinal bleeding
GERD/reflux disease
Inflammatory bowel disease
He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine, and Gastroenterology and is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterology Association, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Dr. Kamal completed his fellowship at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California; his residencies at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia and Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; and went to medical school at the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
He believes in treating the whole patient, rather than focusing on specific isolated symptoms. He focuses on prevention rather than escalation with an emphasis on patient education and shared decision making.
He enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, kayaking, cooking, international travel and cuisine, as well as digital photography with an emphasis on landscape, wildlife, and travel.
He sees patients at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and MedStar Health at Bel Air.
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 Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Passport
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
Education
Fellowship: Loma Linda University Hospital Medical Center (2022)
Residency: Marshall University School of Medicine (2016)
Residency: St. Agnes Healthcare-GME (2013)
Residency: Jordan Hospital (2011)
Internship: Jordan Hospital (2010)
Medical School: University of Jordan (2009)