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Lynn Abell, MD, General Surgery, Washington, DC

LynnMarieAbellMD

General Surgery Washington, DC

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Instructor, Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine

Overview of Dr. Abell

Dr. Lynn Abell is a general surgeon in Washington, DC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including George Washington University Hospital and Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice 17 years. Dr. Abell accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 60 doctors at George Washington University Hospital and one of 11 doctors at Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center who specialize in General Surgery. She has more than 10 publications and 31 citings.

Education & Training

  • George Washington University
    George Washington UniversityFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2006 - 2007
  • George Washington University
    George Washington UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2006
  • George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2003 - 2024
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2001 - 2004
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Doctors Still Don’t Know What Caused This Man to Lose His Limbs—but They Were Able to Miraculously Give Some Back
    Doctors Still Don’t Know What Caused This Man to Lose His Limbs—but They Were Able to Miraculously Give Some BackMarch 20th, 2017

Professional Memberships

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    Anthem Blue Access PPO
    Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
    Anthem HealthKeepers HMO/POS
    Anthem KeyCare PPO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    BCBS Illinois PPO
    BCBS Tennessee Network 5
    CareFirst BCBS Maryland POS
    CareFirst BlueChoice Advantage
    CareFirst BlueChoice Network POS
    CareFirst BluePreferred PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    First Health PPO
    Great West PPO
    HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
    Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Plus
    Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed POS
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  • Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment