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
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Crohn's Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Perianal Fistula
- Ulcerative Colitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Abscess
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Digestive System Diseases
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Epigastric Pain
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Microscopic Colitis
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Pain
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Proctitis
- Regional Enteritis
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vomiting
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Rectal Biopsy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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 Administrators
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Sentara Health
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- POS OA
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
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)