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
25500 Point Lookout Rd MedStar St Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD, 20650
301-475-6399Fax 240-434-7248
5601 Loch Raven Blvd MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD, 21239
443-444-2430Fax 443-444-4656
9000 Franklin Square Dr MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore, MD, 21237
443-777-7441Fax 443-777-7397
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
102 Irving St NW MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1000miles away
201 E University Pkwy MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2728Fax 410-554-2584
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
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-EPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HighMark
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, 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)