Arthur N. West, MD| Gastroenterology, General Surgery | 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
- 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
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB South 216
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Direct
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OA Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Employee Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
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