Aaron Michael Fond, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Fond is a fellowship-trained, board-certified gastroenterologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating problems of the GI tract. His areas of special expertise include:
- Colorectal cancer screening and prevention
- Dyspepsia (indigestion)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Gastroparesis (a condition where the stomach muscles do not contract properly and move food to the small intestines to be digested)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Liver disease
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (upper endoscopy)
Dr. Fond takes the time to make sure that every one of his patients understands their condition and options for treatment and answers any questions they have. This helps patients be active partners in their care.
He earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia and completed his residency and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enteroscopy
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Pancreatitis
- Transrectal Ultrasound
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Polyps
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallstones
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- H. Pylori Infection
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Acid Reflux Treatment
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis Treatment
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Practice locations
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8401 Connecticut Ave
PH-B
Bethesda, MD, 20815
18111 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 124
Olney, MD, 20832
18109 Prince Philip Dr
B-100
Olney, MD, 20832
12012 Veirs Mills Rd
Silver Spring, MD, 20906
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
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- Choice POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OA Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern-Gastroenterology (2023)
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern-Internal Medicine (2019)
Medical School: University of Virginia (2017)