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
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Student Resources
- Navigate
- IH-HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Passport
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HighMark
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
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)