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Steven Wexner, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Surgical Oncology, Colon And Rectal Surgery
Languages: English
877-376-2418
About me
Steven Wexner, MD, PhD (Hon), FACS, FRCS (Eng, Ed), Hon FRCS (Glasg, Eng, Ire), MAMSE, is physician executive director and system chief of Colorectal Surgery for MedStar Health. Internationally recognized as a pioneer in colorectal surgery, Dr. Wexner has over 38 years of clinical, academic, and research experience. He specializes in surgery for rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, rectourethral and rectovaginal fistulas, and re-operative pelvic surgery. Physicians, surgeons, and patients throughout the country and from around the world routinely seek his expertise and rely upon him as a resource.
Dr. Wexner is internationally renowned for his numerous groundbreaking contributions to the field of colorectal care. He helped establish minimally invasive surgery as a standard treatment and introduced numerous refinements to help patients avoid stomas. With over 1,200 published peer-reviewed studies and more than 41,000 citations, he is the most frequently cited living colorectal surgeon. He is an Editor-in-Chief of Surgery and was the inaugural Chair of the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.
Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Wexner served as Director of the Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center and Chair of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida, where he held numerous leadership roles since 1988.
Deeply committed to surgical education, he has trained and mentored more than 800 surgeons worldwide and holds academic appointments at numerous leading global institutions, including an Honorary Professorship at University College London. The Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Fund supports his academic mission at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Wexner has served in many leadership roles in the American College of Surgeons, including Regent and Vice-Chair of the Board of Regents. He is a past president of numerous surgical societies, including the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Research Foundation, the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He is an honorary member or fellow of over 25 national and international societies, including all four of the Royal Colleges in the UK and Ireland.
Philosophy of Care
“My goal is to achieve the best possible surgical outcomes while optimizing patients’ quality of life. As Executive Director and System Chief, I aim to make MedStar Health the premier referral center for colorectal care through collaboration, shared expertise, and systemwide integration.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Colon Cancer
- Crohn's Disease
- Intestinal Crohn's Disease
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectourethral Fistula
- Rectovaginal Fistula
- Re-Operative Colorectal Surgery
- Ulcerative Colitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Continent Ileostomy Dysfunction
- Crohn's Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Crohn's Disease
- J Pouch Dysfunction
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Colon
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Rectum
- Perineal Hernia
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectourethral Fistula
- Rectovaginal Fistula
- Ulcerative Colitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Colectomy
- Colectomy With Removal Of Terminal Ileum
- Colocutaneous Anastomosis
- Colorectal Anastomosis
- Colostomy
- Colovesical Fistula
- Continent Ileostomy
- Descending Colon Resection
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cecum
- Excision Of Ileum
- Excision Of Jejunum
- Excision Of Large Intestine
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Gracilis Muscle Flap
- Ileostomy
- J-Pouch Surgery
- Laparoscopic Colectomy
- Laparoscopic Colectomy With Anastomosis And Coloproctostomy
- Laparoscopic Proctectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenic Flexure Mobilization
- Mesenteric Lymph Node Excision
- Open Colectomy
- Partial Colectomy
- Perineal Hernia Repair
- Proctectomy With Colostomy
- Re-Operative Colorectal Surgery
- Revise/Redo Continent Ileostomy
- Revision/Redo J Pouch Surgery
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Sigmoid Colon Resection
- Small Bowel Resection
- Splenic Flexure Mobilization
- Total Proctocolectomy With Ileostomy
- Transverse Colectomy
- Treatment Of Rectourethral Fistula
- Treatment Of Rectovaginal Fistula
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-5365Fax 877-376-2418
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
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Passport
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II
- Sentara Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Minnesota at Minneapolis (1988)
Residency: Mount Sinai St. Luke's GME (1987)
Internship: Mount Sinai St. Luke's GME (1983)
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College (1982)