Syed A Hassan, MD| Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Candidiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Congenital Malformations Of Esophagus
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagectomy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Rectal Biopsy
- Rectal Excision
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Cancer Treatment
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Navigate
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Louisville School of Medicine (2019)
Residency: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (2016)
Internship: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Deccan College of Medical Sciences (2011)