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