Aaron Michael Fond, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Aaron Michael Fond

Aaron Michael Fond, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (110 reviews)

Specialties: Gastroenterology

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Colonoscopy
  • Diarrhea
  • Endoscopic Ampullectomy
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound
  • Helicobacter Pylori
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Bloating
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Amylase Blood Test
  • Abnormal Liver Function Blood Test
  • Acute Pancreatitis
  • Alcoholic Liver Disease
  • Altered Bowel Habits
  • Anal Cancer
  • Anemia
  • Annular Pancreas
  • Anorexia
  • Appendiceal Cancer
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Colon
  • Bile Duct Mass
  • Biliary Tract Disease
  • Blood In Stool
  • Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cholangitis
  • Cholecystitis
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Cholestasis
  • Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Cirrhosis
  • Colonic Polyps
  • Colorectal Malignancy
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Diarrhea
  • Diverticular Disease
  • Diverticulitis
  • Duodenal Ulcer
  • Duodenitis
  • Dyspepsia
  • Dysphagia
  • Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase Level
  • Elevated Lipase
  • Epigastric Pain
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Disease
  • Esophageal Diverticulum
  • Esophageal Mass
  • Esophageal Stricture
  • Esophageal Thickening
  • Esophageal Ulcer
  • Esophagitis
  • Family History Of Colon Cancer
  • Family History Of Colon Polyps
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gallbladder Polyp
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
  • Helicobacter Pylori
  • Hematemesis
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hiatal Hernia
  • Ileitis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Iron Deficiency Anemia
  • Ischemic Bowel
  • Ischemic Colitis
  • Jaundice
  • Left Upper Quadrant Pain
  • Liver Mass
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Stomach
  • Melena
  • Motility Disorders
  • Nausea
  • Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
  • Obstructive Jaundice
  • Pancreas Cancer
  • Pancreas Divisum
  • Pancreatic Cyst
  • Pancreatic Insufficiency
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst
  • Pancreaticobiliary Disease
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peptic Ulcer
  • Peritonitis
  • Personal History Of Colonic Polyps
  • Positive Hemoccult Fecal Occult Blood Test
  • Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
  • Rectal Bleeding
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Right Lower Quadrant Pain
  • Right Upper Quadrant Pain
  • Small Bowel Disease
  • Small Intestine Cancer
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Stomach Cramps
  • Swallowing Problem
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Vomiting
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Procedures I perform

  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Colon Polypectomy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colorectal Screening
  • Early Detection Of Cancer
  • Endoscopic Ampullectomy
  • Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Of Esophagus
  • Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Of Large Colon Polyps
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound
  • Endoscopy
  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) With Dilation
  • Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Screening
  • Gastroscopy
  • Pancreas Cancer Surgery
  • Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus
  • Rectal Cancer Surgery
  • Sigmoidoscopy
  • Single Balloon Enteroscopy
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Practice locations

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8401 Connecticut Avenue
PH-B
Bethesda, MD, 20815

240-223-2330

Fax 410-657-1942

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Fax 410-657-1942

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Building 2
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8541

Fax 877-303-1462

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Fax 877-303-1462

18109 Prince Philip Drive
Suite B100
Olney, MD, 20832

301-774-8962

Fax 202-877-3062

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Fax 202-877-3062

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
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • United Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Tricare East Select
    • United MD IPA (HMO)
    • Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • United Choice
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Medicaid - District of Columbia
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • Virginia Premier
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • WellPoint Maryland
    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
    • Medicaid - Maryland
    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • I-SNP
    • Tricare East Prime
    • Aetna HMO
    • United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Kaiser Flexible Choice
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • United Navigate
    • Kaiser Select-Added Choice
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
    • HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • United Core Essential (HMO)
    • United Mamsi Life & Health
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • United Golden Rule
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Cigna EPO
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • United AARP Medicare Complete
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Cigna Choice Fund PPO
    • Kaiser Select
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Employee Health Plan (EHP)
    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Cigna HMO Open Access
    • Cigna POS/Network POS
    • United Student Resources
    • United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • United Select Plus (POS)
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Tricare for Life East
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Kaiser Medicare Plus
    • Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
    • Carefirst EPO
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
    • Kaiser Signature
    • Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • United Optimum Choice
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
    • D-SNP)
    • United Choice Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Medicaid - Virginia
    • Cigna Network Open Access
    • United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Innovation Health: Open POS II
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • First Health PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern-Gastroenterology (2023)

Residency: University of Texas Southwestern-Internal Medicine (2019)

Medical School: University of Virginia Office of the Registrar (2017)

Medical School: University of Virginia Office of the Registrar (2015)

Medical School: University of Virginia Office of the Registrar (2014)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Oct 31, 2024

    Good

  • Oct 20, 2024

    Dr. Fond answered all my questions with complete, easy to understand explanations, with background information to enhance and expand the reasoning to provide additional details as they applied to me.

  • Oct 8, 2024

    Dr. Aaron Fond was absolutely brilliant and knowledgeable, and answered all questions and made me feel at ease!