About me
Gajan Sivananthan, MD, is an interventional radiologist affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He takes special interest in minimally invasive treatment for men’s health conditions (benign prostatic hyperplasia and varicoceles), vascular disease (deep venous thrombosis, pelvic congestion syndrome, varicosities, and vascular malformations), and oncology (liver cancer, renal cell cancer, lung cancer, and benign and malignant vertebral compression fractures).
As an interventional radiologist, Dr. Sivananthan performs endovascular procedures that use catheters inserted through arteries or veins. He also performs percutaneous procedures, where needles are inserted into diseased parts of the body using CT, MRI, ultrasound, and X-ray guidance to treat tumors while minimizing damage to normal adjacent tissue. He is dedicated to providing the most effective, safe, and least invasive procedure for each patient.
Dr. Sivananthan performs unique procedures in the field of interventional radiology, including treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using prostatic artery embolization. Prostatic artery embolization has had a profoundly positive impact on men who suffer from BPH while preserving erectile function. Alternatively, prostatic artery embolization can oftentimes be performed in men who are considered to have a high surgical risk for alternate procedures.
Dr. Sivananthan received his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he stayed to complete a one-year internship in internal medicine. He then joined Tufts Medical Center to complete four years of residency training in radiology. Finally, he joined Mount Sinai Medical Center for a subspecialty fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology, where he stayed on as faculty, before joining Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Sivananthan is passionate about building the Interventional Radiology Department into a paramount center for the treatment of interventional oncology, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and vascular malformations at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He actively participates in the advancement of the field of interventional radiology and has authored and co-authored a number of peer-reviewed publications and has presented nationally on numerous occasions.
Philosophy of Care
“I view my role as a partner with my patients to help them through their illness. My approach is to first listen to my patients so I can understand their goals of care, and then, together with the patient and their family (if involved), determine the best therapeutic options. I listen to my patients -- this is the first step in effectively communicating and establishing a therapeutic relationship.
“I am always available to discuss complex cases with referring physicians and am dedicated to taking good care of their patients in a collaborative fashion."
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest CCC Bldg Ground Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3400Fax 202-444-3411
25500 Point Lookout Road MedStar St Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD, 20650
301-475-6399Fax 240-434-7248
3001 South Hanover Street MedStar Harbor Hospital Center Baltimore, MD, 21225
410-350-3300Fax 410-350-2033
201 East University Parkway MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2728Fax 410-554-2584
9000 Franklin Square Drive MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore, MD, 21237
443-777-7441Fax 443-777-7397
7503 Surratts Road MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD, 20735
301-877-4772Fax 301-877-3518
5601 Loch Raven Boulevard MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD, 21239
443-444-2430Fax 443-444-4656
18101 Prince Philip Drive MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD, 20832
301-774-8650miles away
106 Irving Street Northwest MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-9729Fax 301-209-5616
102 Irving Street Northwest MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1000miles away
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CFBCBS EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Open POS II
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship Program: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2015)
Residency Program: Tufts University Medical Center (2014)
Internship Program: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2010)
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2009)