Steven Wexner, MD| Colon And Rectal Surgery, Surgical Oncology

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

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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

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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
4 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007

202-295-0560

Fax 877-376-2418

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-5365

Fax 877-376-2418

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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.

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