James Hartman Frank, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
James H. Frank, MD provides expert diagnostic and procedural skills in evaluation and treatment of conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver and pancreas. He has been practicing gastroenterology in the Washington metro area since 1983. His office is located MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre.
The staff supporting James H. Frank, MD is committed to providing each individual patient with the service and support they need throughout the entire medical process. We are dedicated to providing gastroenterology services in a warm and caring environment.
Dr. Frank's Biography- Board Certified Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Undergraduate UVA - BA with High Distinction in
Psychology, 1975 - Eastern Virginia Medical School, MD, 1978
- Residency, Internal Medicine - Veterans Administrations
Medical Center (VAMC), 1978-1981 - Fellowship - Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
1981-1983 - Member, American Gastroenterology Association
- Washington, DC, Medical Society
- Associate Professor of Internal Medicine - George
Washington University - Avid Tennis Player
- Washington Magazine "Top Doctor"
- Gastroenterology Association
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diverticulitis
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Upper 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 And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- 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
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Bowel Preparation
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Liver Biopsy
- Malabsorption Testing
- Pancreatic Function Testing
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper 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
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HighMark
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Sentara Health
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1983)
Residency: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1981)
Internship: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1979)
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (1978)