Nitin Kumar Sardana, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Nitin Kumar Sardana, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Sardana is a fellowship-trained, board-certified gastroenterologist with nearly two decades of experience treating the full range of digestive health concerns. He focuses on general gastroenterology, including the diagnosis and treatment of:
- Acid reflux
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Liver disease
Dr. Sardana earned his medical degree at the University of Maryland in Baltimore and completed his residency at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology (liver disease) at Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Sardana's approach to patient care is centered around open communication and shared decision-making. Understanding that there isn't always one "right answer" for each patient, he takes the time to explain treatment options clearly, empowering patients to make informed choices about their care. He believes that listening and educating patients is key to building a strong partnership in managing their health. With a passion for providing high-quality, personalized care, Dr. Sardana brings expertise and compassion to every patient encounter.
When he's not helping patients, Dr. Sardana enjoys exercising, spending time with his wife and two children, and traveling to new places. He values a healthy work-life balance and is committed to the well-being of his family and community.
Dr. Sardana is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi.
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
- 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
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder 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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Student Resources
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (2016)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2011)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2008)