Alain Elias Abdo, MD| General Surgery, Minimally Invasive General Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Alain Abdo, MD, bariatric surgeon, has extensive training in minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques, and is a certified user of da Vinci® technology.
Dr. Abdo earned his medical degree at Lebanese University and then relocated to the Baltimore area, where he pursued training and a bariatric/minimally invasive fellowship program at Saint Agnes Hospital. During that time, he pursued clinical rotations at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and MedStar Franklin Square, building his knowledge and expertise in the areas of general surgery, pediatrics, trauma, transplant surgery and burn care. Additionally, Dr. Abdo has demonstrated a solid commitment to his field through conducting, publishing and presenting medical research.
Dr. Abdo is a member of the American College of Surgeons. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bariatric Surgery
- Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Foregut Surgery
- Fundoplication
- Gastric Restrictive Surgery
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery
- Hernia
- Hernia Repair
- Hiatal Hernia
- Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Obesity
- Obesity Surgery
- Overweight
- Robotic Umbilical Herniorrhaphy
- Roux-En-Y Bypass
- Surgical Weight Loss
- Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Abscess
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Abdominal Apron
- Abdominal Dermoid Cyst
- Abdominal Mass
- Abdominal Wall Defect
- Abdominal Wall Hernia
- Appendicitis
- Bariatric Surgery Counseling
- Biliary Colic
- Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome
- Cholelithiasis
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Epigastric Hernia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hernia
- Hiatal Hernia
- Incisional Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Lipomas
- Obesity
- Overweight
- Paraesophageal Hernia
- Post Bariatric And Weight Loss Surgery
- Reducible Hernia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Ventral Hernia
- Weight Gain After Bariatric Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Appendectomy
- Appendicitis Surgery
- Bariatric Revision
- Bariatric Surgery
- Cholecystectomy
- Da Vinci
- Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Da Vinci Cholecystectomy
- Da Vinci Hernia Repair
- Da Vinci Incisional Hernia Repair
- Da Vinci Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Da Vinci Ventral Hernia Repair
- Excision Of Tumor
- Feeding Tube Placement
- Flank Hernia Surgery
- Foregut Surgery
- Fundoplication
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Gastric Restrictive Surgery
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Incisional Hernia Surgery
- Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Fundoplication
- Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy For Achalasia
- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Toupet Fundoplication
- Laparoscopic Umbilical Herniorrhaphy
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Obesity Surgery
- Pyloroplasty
- Robotic Umbilical Herniorrhaphy
- Roux-En-Y Bypass
- Surgical Weight Loss
- Umbilical Hernia Surgery
- Ventral Hernia Repair
- Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
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 Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Ascension Maryland Saint Agnes Hospital (2016)
Residency Program: Ascension Maryland Saint Agnes Hospital (2015)
Residency Program: Lebanese University (2010)
Medical School: Lebanese University (2008)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2023-24