Arthur N. West, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Medical School-George Washington University 1983
Internal Medicine Internship-Providence Hospital 1983-1984
Internal Medicine Residency-Washington Hospital Center 1984-1986
GI Fellowship-Washington Hospital Center 1986-1988
Boarded in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diverticulitis
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gallstones
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Ulcers
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Bacterial Food Poisoning
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colonoscopy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- 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
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Esophagus Diseases
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemangioma Of Digestive System
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct With Stent
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Biopsy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Liver Biopsy
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- PH Probe
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- 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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Sentara Health
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1988)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1986)
Internship: Providence Hospital (1984)
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (1983)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Splenosis Mimicking an Intra-abdominal Malignancy
The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 87, Issue 6 December 1989