Samar Alami, MD| General Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Cholecystectomy
- Hernia Repair
- Incisional Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Paraesophageal Hernia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Abscess
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Biliary Colic
- Cholecystitis
- Colonic Volvulus
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Epigastric Hernia
- Femoral Hernia
- Fistula Enterocutaneous
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia
- Hiatal Hernia
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Incarcerated Hernia
- Incisional Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Internal Hernia
- Intestinal Fistula
- Intestinal Infarction
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Intra Abdominal Cancer
- Intussusception
- Mechanical Complication Of Gastrostomy
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Paraesophageal Hernia
- Parastomal Hernia
- Pelvic Abscess
- Pelvic Adhesions
- Perforation Of Bile Duct
- Perforation Of Gallbladder
- Pilonidal Disease
- Rectus Sheath Hernia
- Recurrent Femoral Hernia
- Recurrent Hernia
- Richter Hernia
- Skin Abscess
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Spigelian Hernia
- Spleen Injury
- Umbilical Hernia
- Ventral Hernia
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Surgery
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Appendectomy
- Cecostomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Components Separation
- Da Vinci
- Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
- Da Vinci Cholecystectomy
- Da Vinci Colon Resection
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Da Vinci Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Duodenal Ulcer Surgery
- Excisional Biopsy
- Fundoplication
- Hernia Repair
- Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Ileostomy
- Incision And Drainage
- Incision And Drainage Of Perianal Abscess
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Gastrostomy
- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Recurrent Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Toupet Fundoplication
- Laparoscopic Treatment Of Small Bowel Obstruction
- Laparoscopic Umbilical Herniorrhaphy
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopy
- Lysis Of Adhesions
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Peg (PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY)
- Peptic Ulcer Surgery
- Repair Of Paracolostomy Hernia
- Robotic Splenectomy
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Surgery
- Wound Care
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Carefirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna Indemnity
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna HMO
- United Optimum Choice
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Cigna EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Tricare East Prime
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Navigate
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Virginia Premier
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Tricare East Select
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Golden Rule
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Tricare for Life East
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- 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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Choice
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Signature
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- I-SNP
- United AARP Medicare Complete
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Anne Arundel Medical Center (2016)
Residency Program: Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of (2014)
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School (2009)