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