Overview
Paula Ferrada is a General Surgeon in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Ferrada is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Low Blood Pressure, Myocardial Contusion, Ogilvie Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Ferrada is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 134 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Ileostomy.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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Locations
8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031
3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
3 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Susan Gearhart is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gearhart is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Rectal Prolapse, Colorectal Cancer, Bowel Incontinence, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.
Raffaele Girlanda is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Girlanda is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), Pancreatoblastoma, Liver Transplant, and Ileostomy.
Medical Arts Building - Columbia
Tarek Hassab is a General/Minimally invasive surgeon (MIS) in the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, practicing at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. After receiving his MD, he went on to do 11 years of surgical training including 2 fellowships (sub-specialty training); a Colorectal surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic as well as an Advanced Gastrointestinal/Minimally invasive surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center. As a General/MIS surgeon, Dr. Hassab has had extensive training in all surgical modalities; open, laparoscopic, and Robotic surgical techniques that involve the abdomen. This includes Bariatric, Foregut (Reflux disease, Hiatal hernias), colorectal surgery as well as Hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction. His research interests include patient outcomes data. He has presented his research at many national and international conferences. He was Granted the Scholar of the Year award in 2020 for his efforts in research during his residency. He holds a Masters degree in surgical sciences from University of Alexandria and completed a Research Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Colorectal Surgery department. Videos Tarek Hassab, M.DGeneral Surgeon. Dr. Hassab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Low Blood PressureDr. Ferrada isDistinguished. Learn about Low Blood Pressure.
- Advanced
- IleostomyDr. Ferrada isAdvanced. Learn about Ileostomy.
- Myocardial ContusionDr. Ferrada isAdvanced. Learn about Myocardial Contusion.
- Ogilvie SyndromeDr. Ferrada isAdvanced. Learn about Ogilvie Syndrome.
- Experienced
- CellulitisDr. Ferrada isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Ferrada isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Ferrada isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- ColostomyDr. Ferrada isExperienced. Learn about Colostomy.
- Compartment SyndromeDr. Ferrada isExperienced. Learn about Compartment Syndrome.
- DeliriumDr. Ferrada isExperienced. Learn about Delirium.
