Talal M R H Al-Qaoud, MD| Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Al-Qaoud is a fellowship-trained, board-certified kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon.
His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Adult and pediatric kidney transplant
- Pancreas transplantation (solitary and combined)
- Living donor nephrectomy
- Urologic reconstruction pre-/post-transplantation
- Urologic Oncology in Transplant Patients
He treats patients with the full range of kidney and pancreas conditions including chronic kidney disease, brittle diabetes, hypoglycemic unawareness, ADPCKD, Nutcracker syndrome/renovascular disease, Renal Cell Cancers, ureteral stricture/trauma, and bladder dysfunction requiring urinary diversion.
He is an active researcher and has published on a range of topics, including pancreas transplantation outcomes, pancreatic transplant cystic lesions, management of transplant ureteral strictures, pretransplant malignancy in transplant candidates, loin-pain-hematuria syndrome, nutcracker syndrome, use of pediatric pancreas donors, and renal cell cancer in transplant recipients. His work has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including American Journal of Transplantation, Transplant International, and Current Opinions in Organ Transplantation, and he has presented at national and international meetings and conferences.
Dr. Al-Qaoud earned his medical degree from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, completed his residency at McGill University Health Center in Canada, and completed a fellowship in Multi-Organ Abdominal Transplant Surgery at the University of Wisconsin.
When treating patients, he focuses on shared decision-making and treats patients as if they are family or friends--with the utmost dedication and commitment to their healing and wellbeing.
When he’s not working, Dr. Al-Qaoud enjoys traveling, cooking, swimming, and playing squash.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Gastric Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Stones
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
- Transplant Nephrectomy
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Ascites
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Control Problems (INCONTINENCE)
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bladder Obstruction
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Tubulo
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Contracted Kidney
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Digestive System Complications
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Muscle Tone Of Newborn
- Donor Pancreas Disease
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Enlarged Prostate
- Epididymitis
- Female Urethral Stricture
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastric Cancer
- Hematuria
- Hydrocele
- Immune System Disorders After Transplant
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infertility
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Blockage
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Rejection
- Kidney Stones
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Malabsorption
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Male Impotence
- Male Infertility
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Overactive Bladder
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Pancreas Transplant Failure
- Pancreas Transplant In Children
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Peyronie's Disease
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polyuria
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostatitis
- Proteinuria
- Retroperitoneum Disorders
- Spermatocele
- Testicular Cancer
- Testicular Varicocele
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urinary Tract Stones
- Urological Disorders
- Vaginal Wall Prolapse
- Venous Embolism
Procedures I perform
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Bilateral Fallopian Tubes Excision, Open
- Bladder Inspection
- Bladder Neck Dilation
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Dialysis
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Endocrinology Care
- Endoscopic Retrograde Pyelography
- Endoscopic Ureteral Calculus Removal Via Natural Or Artificial Opening
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Excision Of Right Kidney
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- High-Risk Transplant
- Hysterectomy With Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- Implantable Pump Placement
- Intestinal Reconstruction
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Drainage
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Stones Treatment
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
- Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation
- Laser Lithotripsy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Left Ureter Dilation
- Live-In Care
- Liver Transplant In Hcv Patients
- Medication Administration And Management
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Nephrectomy
- Open Kidney Surgery
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Ostectomy
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Infection Treatment
- Pancreas Transplant Malfunction
- Pancreas Transplant With Immunosuppression
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
- Prostatectomy
- Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
- Renal Biopsy
- Renal Transplant
- Resection Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Retrograde Pyelography
- Right Ureter Dilation
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Simultaneous Transplant
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Spermatocelectomy
- Stent Placement
- Testicular Biopsy
- Testicular Implantation
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant In Patients With Pancreas Disease
- Transplant Nephrectomy
- Transurethral Microwave Therapy
- Transurethral Resection Of Prostate
- Ureteral Lengthening
- Ureteral Reimplantation For Vesicoureteral Reflux
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Repair
- Ureteroureterostomy
- Urethral Sling
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Urodynamic Testing
- Vaginal Pessary Insertion
- Varicocelectomy
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Voiding Cystourethrogram
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Employee Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OA Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Board Certification: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Canada,
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (2018)
Residency: McGill University (2016)
Internship: Mansoura University Hospitals (2015)
Internship: Tygerberg Hospital (2014)
Medical School: University Of Manchester (2008)