Dana Arlease Sloane, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: English
About me
Dana Sloane, MD, is a general gastroenterologist who practices at MedStar Health. She diagnoses and treats patients who suffer from gastrointestinal and liver conditions, with a goal to help patients understand and manage their medical conditions effectively. Dr. Sloane is board certified in gastroenterology, and has also achieved key procedural certifications, including diagnostic and therapeutic upper endoscopy, enteroscopy, and colonoscopy; small bowel capsule enteroscopy; and fibroscan interpretation. She is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American Gastroenterological Association.
Dr. Sloane sees patients age 18 and older, and accepts new patient appointments at the Center for Digestive Disease, located at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. In addition to providing comprehensive clinical care, she is committed to patient education. Through her interactions with patients and families, Dr. Sloane advocates for colon cancer screening, and the importance it plays in early detection.
Philosophy of care
“I believe it is important for physicians to listen, support, counsel, and guide our patients. I have found that in many cases, our willingness to lend an ear or a shoulder to our patients is as important as the clinical approaches that are taken. I care deeply about my patients and want them to feel heard and supported throughout their process of care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enteroscopy
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Lactose Hydrogen Breath Test
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Postoperative Ileus
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Diseases
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Small Intestine Diseases
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Balloon Dilation
- Biopsy Of The Large Intestine
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intra-Abdominal Abscess Drainage
- Lactose Hydrogen Breath Test
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
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
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare FFS
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OA Plus
- United Student Resources
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2009)
Residency: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (2006)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2005)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2002)