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