Shekhar Gogna, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Transplant Surgery
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Shekhar Gogna is a board-certified, fellowship-trained abdominal transplant and hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgeon specializing in liver, kidney, pancreas, intestinal, and multivisceral transplantation, as well as complex HPB surgery. His expertise encompasses the full spectrum of abdominal organ transplantation, transplant oncology, pancreatic surgery, liver tumors, biliary malignancies, and the advanced surgical management of complex hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal diseases.
Dr. Gogna has a particular interest in expanding access to transplantation through innovative donor utilization strategies, organ preservation and machine perfusion technologies, and multidisciplinary approaches to the treatment of advanced liver disease and hepatobiliary malignancies. His clinical practice integrates transplantation and complex oncologic surgery, including the management of pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, metastatic liver tumors, pancreatic cystic neoplasms, benign biliary disorders, and complex abdominal wall reconstruction following organ transplantation and major abdominal surgery.
Dr. Gogna's research focuses on transplant outcomes, donor organ optimization, machine perfusion, transplant oncology, and healthcare systems innovation. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, presented nationally and internationally, and contributes to the advancement of the field through editorial and peer-reviews.
Dr. Gogna completed his medical education and surgical training in India before pursuing General surgery residency training at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. He subsequently completed fellowship training in Abdominal Transplant Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he gained extensive experience in liver, kidney, pancreas, intestinal, and multivisceral transplantation, as well as complex HPB surgery.
Committed to delivering highly individualized care, Dr. Gogna believes that exceptional outcomes are achieved through a partnership built on trust, communication, and shared decision-making. He works closely with patients and their families to develop personalized treatment strategies and guide them through every stage of their surgical and transplant journey.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Infertility
- Intestinal Transplant
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Liver Failure
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Small Bowel Transplant
- Visian Icl
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Kidney
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Arterial Embolism
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Bone Marrow Transplant Graft Failure
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Choledochal Cyst
- Cholestasis
- Cholestasis Of Pregnancy
- Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplant
- Chronic Liver Failure
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Liver Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Bile Ducts
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Corneal Diseases
- Corneal Transplant Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diseases Of Spleen
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Aromatic Amino
- Disorders Of Branched
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donor Pancreas Disease
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Glycogen Storage Disease
- Graft Dysfunction
- Graft Failure
- Heart Transplant Complications
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Immunodeficiencies
- Immunosuppression
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Infertility
- Intestinal Atresia
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Intestinal Transplant Rejection
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Blockage
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Rejection
- Kidney Stones
- Liver Abscess
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Cysts
- Liver Damage From Toxins
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Metastases
- Liver Scarring
- Liver Transplant Aftercare
- Liver Transplant Complications
- Liver Transplant Rejection
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant Complications
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Disease
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Transplant Complications
- Lung Transplant Infection
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Malabsorption
- Muscle Disorders
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Organ Donor Matching
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreas Transplant Complications
- Pancreas Transplant Failure
- Pancreas Transplant Revision
- Pancreas Transplant Status
- Pancreatic Failure
- Pancreatitis
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprocedural States
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Transplanted Cornea Rejection
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
- Viral Infection
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Adrenal Gland Transplant
- Artificial Organ Transplant
- Auxiliary Liver Transplant
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Blood Type Incompatible Transplant
- Blood Type Testing
- Bone Graft
- Cancer Treatment
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
- Cecum Transplant
- Clinical Trials
- Corneal Transplantation
- Cross Matching
- Cross-Matching
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Dialysis
- Domino Transplantation
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endocrine Oncology
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Endoscopic Transplant Surgery
- Face Transplant
- Flap Surgery
- Gastric Surgery
- Geriatric Pulmonology
- Graft Rejection Prevention
- Hand Transplantation
- Heart And Lung Transplant
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Treatment
- High-Risk Transplant
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Histology Services
- Immune Cell Monitoring
- Immune System Suppression
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Intestinal Transplant
- Islet Cell Isolation
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney Transplant Failure Treatment
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Limb Transplant
- Live-In Care
- Liver And Pancreas Paired Exchange Transplant
- Liver And Small Bowel Resection
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Resection
- Liver-Kidney Transplant
- Living Donor Transplant
- Lung And Liver Transplant
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Microsurgery
- Minimally Invasive Transplant Surgery
- Multi-Organ Transplant
- Multivisceral Resection
- Multivisceral Transplant
- Organ Allocation
- Organ Perfusion
- Ovary Resection
- Ovary Transplant
- Palliative Care Education
- Palliative Care Program Development
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pediatric Surgery Preparation
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Psychiatric Social Work
- Recipient Matching
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Reproductive Medicine
- Re-Transplant
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic Transplant Surgery
- Simultaneous Transplant
- Small Bowel Resection
- Small Bowel Transplant
- Split Liver Transplant
- Surgical Infectious Disease
- Testicle Resection
- Thoracic Organ Transplant
- Transplant Bioinformatics
- Transplant Cancer Treatment
- Transplant Complications Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Immunology
- Transplant Infection Treatment
- Transplant Nephrectomy
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Transplant Regulatory Compliance
- Transplant Research
- Transplant Surgery Follow-Up
- Transplant-Related Infection Treatment
- Vaccine Development And Policy
- Visian Icl
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Ste 215
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Choice Fund PPO
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
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Education
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2024)
Residency: Westchester Medical Center-GME > 10 yrs (2022)
Medical School: Government Medical College-Amritsar (2005)