James Hendricks Lewis, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, James H. Lewis, MD, has spent more than 30 years treating all forms of chronic and acute liver disease as a sub-specialty in the Washington, D.C., area. Dr. Lewis is Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and Director of Hepatology in the Division of Gastroenterology. He currently serves as Associate Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship training program of the combined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the DC Veteran's Affairs Medical Center.
A recognized local and national expert on the management of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and drug induced liver disease, Dr. Lewis is widely published in the profession's most prestigious clinical journals. He also serves as a reviewer for multiple journals and on editorial boards. The author of several books and numerous book chapters, Dr. Lewis is a frequent lecturer at the regional and national level.
In addition to direct patient care, Dr. Lewis has extensive consulting experience with the FDA and pharmaceutical manufacturers on a variety of liver-related conditions. His special research interests include viral hepatitis and drug induced liver injury. Dr. Lewis is committed to his patients and often cares for those dealing with very complex liver conditions, including acute liver failure, cirrhosis, and people who have failed prior treatment for hepatitis B and C.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Gallstones
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Transrectal Ultrasound
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- 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
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Parasites
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lactose Intolerance
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Malnutrition
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Postoperative Ileus
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
- Whipple Disease
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Liver Biopsy
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatic Cyst Drainage
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- 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
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Passport
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- POS OA
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: George Washington University Hospital (1980)
Residency: Kings County Hospital Center (1978)
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine (1976)
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1975)
Awards
- Georgetown University Hospital Gastroenterology Fellows Award for excellence in teaching
- Residents and Fellows Best Doctors in America
- AMA Physician's Recognition Award
- Elected to Fellowship in the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Physicians
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Sarges P, Steinberg JM, Lewis JH. Drug-induced liver injury: highlights from a review of the 2015 literature. Drug Safety 2016 DOI 10.1007/s40264-016-0427-8.
- Stine JG, Lewis JH. Current and future directions in the treatment and prevention of drug-induced liver injury: a systematic review. Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2016; 10(4): 517-36.
- Lewis JH. The art and science of diagnosing and managing DILI in 2015 and beyond. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2015; 13 (12): 2173-89.
- Hahn KJ, Morales SJ, Lewis JH. Enoxaparin induced liver injury: Case report and review of the literature and the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Drug Safety Case Reports 2015; 2:17.
- Baba TR, Lewis JH. Comparison of four different colonic bowel preps in 3595 patients at a university center: a real life experience. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research. 2016 June; 5(3): 2077-2081.