Abhijit S. Bhatia, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: English
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About me
Abhijit Bhatia, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology and director of endoscopy at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital/MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and fellowship trained in gastroenterology.
Dr. Bhatia specializes in general gastroenterology, including but not limited to, EGD, which allows diagnosis and treatment of problems in the upper gastrointestinal tract; Colonoscopy to check for colon cancer and colon polyps; Capsule endoscopy; Liver and gallbladder disease; Fatty liver disease; Hepatitis C.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Constipation
- Dysphagia
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Hemorrhage Control
- Hemorrhoids
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Cancer
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Management
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Hemorrhage Control
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Melena Treatment
- Nausea Management
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Drainage
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Vomiting Management
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
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (2004)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (2001)
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine (1998)