About me
Dr. Fischer is a board-certified, fellowship-trained gastroenterologist who specializes in conditions involving the colon, esophagus, small intestine, and stomach.
Dr. Fischer’s areas of expertise include: celiac disease, constipation, dyspepsia, esophageal strictures, eosinophilic esophagitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, infections, and reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorptive conditions, and motility disorders.
Her prior research has included studying the links between the microbiome and fibromyalgia, which translates to a broader understanding of the complex nature of functional gastroenterology conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome.
Dr. Fischer earned her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.; completed her residency at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; and her fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
She engages her patients in shared decision-making, leveraging evidence-based guidelines to provide personalized, safe, and effective care tailored to their unique medical circumstances.
When she’s not working, Dr. Fischer enjoys spending time with family, cooking, crocheting, reading, boxing, and playing pickleball.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- 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
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- 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 Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Rectal Biopsy
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Practice locations
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8401 Connecticut Ave
PH-B
Bethesda, MD, 20815
106 Irving St NW
POB South 216
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2 Main
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare FFS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Basic
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2025)
Residency: New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Internal Medicine GME (2022)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2019)