Anusha Vittal, MBBS MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Anusha Vittal, MD, MBBS, specializes in general gastroenterology and hepatologic care for patients diagnosed with metabolic and autoimmune disorders, as well as a wide range of other chronic diseases that require comprehensive clinical management. She also provides esophageal dilation and other upper endoscopy cases, as well as colonoscopy screenings. Dr. Vittal sees adult patients (age 18+).
In addition to providing comprehensive clinical care, Dr. Vittal makes patient education a key priority in her day-to-day work. She believes it is important for patients to understand their diagnoses, recommended testing, and available treatment options, so that each can make informed decisions about their best course of action and plan of care. Dr. Vittal is committed to supporting patients as they learn how to manage chronic health conditions, long-term.
Dr. Vittal’s primary location is at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. She also schedules patient appointments at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and performs endoscopic procedures at the MedStar Endoscopy Center in Lutherville.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enterectomy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Helicobacter Pylori Infection Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Pancreatitis
- Transrectal Ultrasound
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Ascites
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Benign Tumor
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bowel Obstruction
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- Candidiasis
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colic In Infants
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Depression
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Endometriosis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- H. Pylori Infection
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Transplantation
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphoma Of The Digestive System
- Myocarditis
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Ulcers
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Swallowing Disorders
- Throat Pain
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Hepatitis
- Zollinger
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Ascending Colectomy
- Bladder Inspection
- Cancer Pain Management
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Descending Colectomy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Duodenum Destruction
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Energy Healing
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis Treatment
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Excision Of Cecum
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Esophagus
- Excision Of Large Intestine
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Food Intolerance Treatment
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Nutritional Support
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Palliative Care
- Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Infection Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Irrigation
- Gastrointestinal Lymphoma Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Melanoma Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Neurological Disorders Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Perforation Repair
- Gastrointestinal Sarcoma Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastroparesis Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Helicobacter Pylori Infection Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hernia Repair
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Interstitial Nephritis Treatment
- Intestinal Failure Treatment
- Intestinal Obstruction Repair
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Intolerance Treatment
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lynch Syndrome Testing
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- PH Monitoring
- Rectal Excision
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Transverse Colectomy
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome Treatment
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
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OA Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- POS OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2023)
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2020)
Internship: University of Kansas at Wichita School of Medicine (2018)
Residency: AINU Hospital (2013)
Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College (2012)