About me
Lauren A. George, MD, is a double board-certified gastroenterologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Surgery Center at Takoma Park. She specializes in treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and was named a Baltimore Top Doctor in Gastroenterology/IBD in 2024.
Dr. George’s approach is to closely collaborate with her patients to understand and treat their complex and sometimes sensitive digestive issues. As a specialist in IBD, she is an expert in treating patients suffering from Crohn’s disease, Celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, microscopic colitis, and checkpoint-mediated colitis/immune-mediated colitis. Her primary method of treatment is to educate and manage the various medication and intravenous treatment options available to her patients. She collaborates with other healthcare providers, such as surgeons, to provide the best holistic, comprehensive care. Additionally, she routinely performs intestinal stricture dilation, chromoendoscopy, and advanced dysplasia/cancer screening techniques.
Throughout her career, Dr. George has had extensive research and clinical experience in medical adherence and barriers to treatment in patients with IBD. She is excited by the development of new medications and therapies available to her patients and believes that with the right interventions, therapies, and lifestyle modifications, her patients can expect to return to living their everyday lives.
Dr. George graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in biology from Lafayette College. At Drexel University of Medicine, she completed her medical training and was inducted into the the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She then completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. From there, she completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Loyola University Medical Center before returning to the University of Maryland for an advanced fellowship in inflammatory bowel disease.
Dr. George is an active member of the American Gastroenterology Association, American College of Gastroenterology, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, AGA Academy of Educators, and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine.
Dr. George loves animals and has many pets. She and her spouse foster cats and dogs and volunteer in their free time at dog rescue shelters.
Philosophy of Care
“I love that my work as an IBD specialist allows me to develop a long-term partnership with my patients. I strongly believe that it takes a team of professionals to care for a person struggling with chronic and painful digestive issues, and I am dedicated to a collaborative approach. Together, we will discuss your goals and work as a team to get you back to living your normal life. I promise to advocate for my patients and help them navigate their various treatment options.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Digestive System Diseases
- Diverticulitis
- Gallstones
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Vomiting And Nausea
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- 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
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Melena
- Microscopic Colitis
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrostomy
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Rectal Biopsy
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
Practice locations
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9000 Franklin Square Dr
2nd Fl
Baltimore, MD, 21237
2900 S Hanover St
Baltimore, MD, 21225
106 Irving St NW
POB South 216
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-PPO
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Navigate
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2019)
Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center-GME (2018)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: Drexel University (2012)