Gajan Sivananthan, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Oncology, Cardio-Oncology, Interventional Radiology, Vascular And Interventional Radiology, Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology
Languages: English
About me
Gajan Sivananthan, MD, is an interventional radiologist affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He takes special interest in minimally invasive treatment for men’s health conditions (benign prostatic hyperplasia and varicoceles), vascular disease (deep venous thrombosis, pelvic congestion syndrome, varicosities, and vascular malformations), and oncology (liver cancer, renal cell cancer, lung cancer, and benign and malignant vertebral compression fractures).
As an interventional radiologist, Dr. Sivananthan performs endovascular procedures that use catheters inserted through arteries or veins. He also performs percutaneous procedures, where needles are inserted into diseased parts of the body using CT, MRI, ultrasound, and X-ray guidance to treat tumors while minimizing damage to normal adjacent tissue. He is dedicated to providing the most effective, safe, and least invasive procedure for each patient.
Dr. Sivananthan performs unique procedures in the field of interventional radiology, including treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using prostatic artery embolization. Prostatic artery embolization has had a profoundly positive impact on men who suffer from BPH while preserving erectile function. Alternatively, prostatic artery embolization can oftentimes be performed in men who are considered to have a high surgical risk for alternate procedures.
Dr. Sivananthan received his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he stayed to complete a one-year internship in internal medicine. He then joined Tufts Medical Center to complete four years of residency training in radiology. Finally, he joined Mount Sinai Medical Center for a subspecialty fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology, where he stayed on as faculty, before joining Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Sivananthan is passionate about building the Interventional Radiology Department into a paramount center for the treatment of interventional oncology, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and vascular malformations at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He actively participates in the advancement of the field of interventional radiology and has authored and co-authored a number of peer-reviewed publications and has presented nationally on numerous occasions.
Philosophy of Care
“I view my role as a partner with my patients to help them through their illness. My approach is to first listen to my patients so I can understand their goals of care, and then, together with the patient and their family (if involved), determine the best therapeutic options. I listen to my patients -- this is the first step in effectively communicating and establishing a therapeutic relationship.
“I am always available to discuss complex cases with referring physicians and am dedicated to taking good care of their patients in a collaborative fashion."
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Venous Malformations
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Hemangioma Of Digestive System
- Hemangiomas Of The Spine
- Hypertrophic Inferior Vena Cava
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Spider Veins
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vascular Malformations Of The Liver
- Vascular Tumors Of The Bone
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenting
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Atherectomy
- Bland Embolization
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cystometrogram
- Dialysis
- Dialysis Graft Creation
- Embolization For Bleeding
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Femoral Stenting
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gonadal Vein Embolization
- Iliac Stenting
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Kyphoplasty
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Microwave Ablation
- Pec Implants
- Pelvic Vein Embolization
- Percutaneous Abscess Drainage
- Percutaneous Bone Biopsy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Fetal Atrial Septostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Percutaneous Lung Biopsy
- Percutaneous Soft Tissue Biopsy
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Popliteal Stenting
- Portal Vein Embolization
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Prostate Artery Embolization
- Pulmonary Artery Stenting
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Thrombolysis
- Transarterial Embolization
- Transjugular Liver Biopsy
- Tunneled Pleural Catheter Placement
- Uterine Artery Embolization
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Varicocele Embolization
- Vascular Stenting
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Vena Cava Stenting
Practice locations
Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location
201 E University Pkwy MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2728Fax 410-554-2584
25500 Point Lookout Rd MedStar St Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD, 20650
301-475-6399Fax 240-434-7248
7503 Surratts Rd MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD, 20735
301-877-4772Fax 301-877-3518
106 Irving St NW MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-9729Fax 301-209-5616
18101 Prince Phillip Dr MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD, 20832
301-774-8650miles away
9000 Franklin Square Dr MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore, MD, 21237
443-777-7441Fax 443-777-7397
5601 Loch Raven Blvd MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD, 21239
443-444-2430Fax 443-444-4656
102 Irving St NW MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1000miles away
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
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- POS OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Student Resources
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Network OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2015)
Residency: Tufts Medical Center (2014)
Internship: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2010)
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2009)