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
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-PANCREAS)
- Donor Nephrectomy
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidney Transplant Malfunction
- Kidney Transplant Rejection
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Removal Of Transplanted Or Rejected Kidney
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Surgery
- Cadaveric Transplant
- Combined Transplant (HEART-KIDNEY)
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-LIVER)
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-LIVER-PANCREAS)
- Combined Transplant (KIDNEY-PANCREAS)
- Continent Urinary Diversion
- Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
- Donor Nephrectomy
- HIV Positive To HIV Positive Transplant
- Kidney Surgery
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidney Transplant (HIV POSITIVE)
- Kidney Transplant Chain
- Kidney Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Transplant Evaluation (HIV POSITIVE)
- Laparoscopic Kidney Donation
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic Urology
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Multi Organ Transplant
- Neobladder Construction
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Pretransplant Clearance
- Removal Of Transplanted Or Rejected Kidney
- Renal Autotransplant
- Transplant Desensitization Protocols
- Urinary Diversion
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 Student Health Insurance
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Carefirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: PPO
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- I-SNP
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- WellPoint Maryland
- Tricare East Select
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United Navigate
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Tricare for Life East
- D-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Optimum Choice
- Virginia Premier
- Tricare East Prime
- United Golden Rule
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- United Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Beech Street PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Choice Plus
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna EPO
- Kaiser Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- 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 Urology, Urology
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (2018)
Residency: McGill University (2016)
Medical School: University Of Manchester (2008)