Amol Shashi Rangnekar, MD| Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology | MedStar Health
About me
Board certified in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Rangnekar is a transplant hepatologist in the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University. He also has a Master of Science degree in healthcare research, with a special interest in viral hepatitis and acute liver failure. Besides his medical education role at Georgetown, Dr. Rangnekar served on a national committee for hepatology training.
Dr. Rangnekar has won recognition for his contributions in training other physicians, in translating research into clinical practice, and in patient care. Toward that end, he is highly rated by MedStar Georgetown patients for his listening skills, ability to explain complicated conditions and treatments, and other factors patients value.
Philosophy of Care
As a physician who treats patients with a variety of serious liver diseases, some which require a transplant, part of my job is to carefully explain the diagnosis and treatment in a way that patients and their families understand. I also take the time to listen to my patients, so that I can better understand their symptoms and identify the best treatment options for them. Patient care informs my contribution to liver disease research and provides me with the experience from which to teach physicians and students in training.
Conditions Treated
- Pre-and post-liver transplant care
- Cirrhosis
- Liver cancer
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis B
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Abnormal liver enzymes
Clinical areas of focus
- Ascites
- Choledocholithiasis
- Polycystic Liver Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Plasma Proteins
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Ascites
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Benign Tumor
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Candidiasis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastric Varices
- General Symptoms
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
- Viral Infection
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Abdominal Paracentesis With Imaging
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Management
- Adult Liver Transplant
- Arthrocentesis
- Ascites Treatment
- Autoimmune Hepatitis Diagnosis
- Auxiliary Liver Transplant
- Balloon Dilation
- Bile Duct Cancer Stenting
- Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
- Bioartificial Liver Therapy
- Biopsy Interpretation
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Budd-Chiari Syndrome Treatment
- Cancer Support
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Community Health Education
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Cystitis Management
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Dialysis
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Endocrinology Care
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Fever Reduction
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Complication Prevention
- Gastrointestinal Trauma Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Angioplasty
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Treatment
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatic Stenting
- Hepatic Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hepatitis Education
- Hepatitis Prevention
- Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
- Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy
- Lifestyle Modification For Liver Disease
- Live-In Care
- Liver Abscess Drainage
- Liver Abscess Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Chemotherapy
- Liver Cancer Embolization
- Liver Cancer Prevention
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Drainage
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Disease Consultation
- Liver Disease Nutrition Counseling
- Liver Disease Prevention
- Liver Fibroscan
- Liver Function Testing
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Hemorrhage Treatment
- Liver Histopathology
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Infarction Treatment
- Liver Metastasis Treatment
- Liver Resection
- Liver Segmentectomy
- Liver Surface Nodularity Measurement
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplant For Fatty Liver Disease
- Liver Transplant For Liver Failure
- Liver Transplant For Recurrent Disease
- Liver Transplant In Adults
- Liver Transplant In Liver Cancer
- Liver Transplant Infection Treatment
- Liver Transplant Support
- Liver Transplant Support Groups
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Nutrition Counseling
- Open Liver Biopsy
- Palliative Care Education
- Pancreas Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pediatric Liver Transplant
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Portal Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency Treatment
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Rhabdomyolysis Treatment
- Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome Treatment
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
- Social Work Consultation
- Split Liver Transplant
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Thyroid Biopsy With Ultrasound Guidance
- Thyroid Ultrasound With Doppler
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Transjugular Liver Biopsy
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Transvenous Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Revision
- Uterine Cancer
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Veno-Occlusive Disease Treatment
Practice locations
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163 Thomas Johnson Dr
Unit E
Frederick, MD, 21702
810 Bestgate Rd
Ste 135
Annapolis, MD, 21401
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
9000 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 120
Baltimore, MD, 21237
3020 Hamaker Ct
Ste 501
Arlington, VA, 22031
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Beech Street PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OA Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2013)
Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System (2012)
Residency: University of Michigan Health System (2008)
Internship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University (2006)
Medical School: Northwestern University (2005)
Awards
- Advanced Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Award, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Clinical and Translational Science Award, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, University of Michigan Clinical and Translational Science Award, Georgetown University
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Fall 2017) Hope and Health Restored with Lifesaving Liver Transplant
- Fontana RJ, Ellerbe C, Durkalski VE, Rangnekar A, et al. Two-year outcomes in initial survivors with acute liver failure: results from a prospective, multicentre study. Liver Int. 2015 Feb;35(2):370-80.
- Rangnekar AS, Ellerbe C, Durkalski V, McGuire BM, et al. Quality of life is significantly impaired in long-term survivors of acute liver failure and particularly in acetaminophen-overdose patients. Liver Transpl. 2013 Sept;19(9):991-1000.
- Rangnekar AS and Fontana RJ. IL-28B polymorphisms and the response to antiviral therapy in HCV genotype 2 and 3 varies by ethnicity: a meta-analysis. J Viral Hepat. 2013 Jun;20(6):377-84.
- Rangnekar AS and Fontana RJ. Meta-analysis: IL-28B genotype and sustained viral clearance in HCV genotype 1 patients. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Jul;36(2):104-14.
- Rangnekar AS and Fontana RJ. Managing drug-drug interactions with boceprevir and telaprevir. Clinical Liver Disease. 2012 Apr;1(2):36-40.