About me
Priyanka Kanth, MD, MS, is a gastroenterologist and Associate Professor at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Fellowship-trained and board-certified in gastroenterology, Dr. Kanth is the Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Program at MedStar Georgetown and sees patients and families with high risk for gastrointestinal cancers. Her area of special interest and expertise is gastrointestinal cancer, especially hereditary colon cancer and colon cancer prevention.
She graduated from medical school and completed her internship at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, MAHE University, India. She completed a residency in internal medicine at University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, where she was Chief Medical Resident, and a residency in colorectal and general surgery at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in the United Kingdom, as well as a fellowship in gastroenterology at University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City.
Dr. Kanth’s areas of clinical expertise include colon polyps, serrated colon polyps, hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes, including Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis, juvenile polyposis syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, serrated polyposis syndrome, hamartomatous polyposis syndromes, hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, gastrointestinal cancer genetics, and the prevention of colon cancer.
She has served as principal investigator and site principal investigator for several studies on issues related to gastrointestinal cancer. Her research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including NEJM, JAMA, Genetic Epidemiology, Gut, Gastroenterology, Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, and Journal of National Comprehensive Cancer Network. She also has presented at numerous national and international conferences.
Dr. Kanth believes in educating her patients so they are aware of their personal and family history of gastrointestinal and other cancers. This knowledge is important, because many of these cancers can be prevented and detected early, especially in the case of genetic conditions that increases cancer risk. She is a firm believer in listening to her patients, answering all their questions, and coming to a mutual decision about their care.
In her spare time, she enjoys movies, traveling, and spending time with family.
Learn more about our Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention program
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enteroscopy
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Risk Management
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) Testing
- Familial Cancer Syndrome Management
- Family History-Based Cancer Risk Assessment
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Genetics Consultation
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Perforation Repair
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Removal
- Genetic Counseling For Hereditary Cancer Risk
- Genetic Testing For Cancer Susceptibility
- Genetic Testing For Hereditary Cancer
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inherited Cancer Risk Evaluation And Management
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Variceal Band Ligation
Practice locations
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6862 Elm St
Ste 800A
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Main Bldg 2nd Fl
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
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology
Graduate: University of Utah Physician Assistant Program (2015)
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Mangalore (2001)
Awards
- 2021: American Gastroenterological Association Fellow (AGAF)
- 2019: SCOPY award (Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention & Year-Round Excellence) from the American College of Gastroenterology for organizing the colon cancer awareness event and for the best original tactic- ‘visit the endo unit’ video
- 2018: Hind Rattan Award (Jewel of India award) by the NRI Welfare Society, New Delhi, India
- 2017: Fellowship of American College of Gastroenterology (FACG)
- 2016: Selected for the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
- 2016: Selected for the Vice President’s Clinical & Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholars Program, University of Utah
- 2013: Awarded a travel grant to attend Digestive Disease Week conference for the Fellowship2Leadership Salix Fellows’ Program.
- 2009: Maxwell O Phelps award for Scholarship in Medicine by University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT.
- 2008: Service excellence award for excellent patient care by Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT.
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Facebook live event on colon cancer screening organized by MedStar Health, March 2023 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxnD2D-veU
- https://www.agingmattersonline.com/radio-show Conversation w/ Priyanka Kanth, MD, about signs and symptoms, risk factors, diagnostic screening, and treatment for colorectal cancer, and lifestyle changes to reduce risk. March 2022.
- Why should you get your colorectal cancer screening at 45
- Tour of Colon Cancer Exhibit, Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Facebook live event on colon cancer screening organized, Huntsman Cancer Institute
- 6 Colon Cancer Symptoms That Are Easily Overlooked, U.S News & World Report
- How our researchers and physicians work to end health disparities, Huntsman Cancer Institute
- University of Utah Health presented One in a Million, a documentary on gene discovery, premiered at a sponsored event during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, February 2019