Robert James Schenck, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Robert J. Schenck, MD, a fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, joined MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in 2023. Dr. Schenck has a strong commitment to delivering the best possible care to every patient. He treats adults with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions including reflux disease, difficulty swallowing, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and liver disease. Dr. Schenck performs colonoscopies and upper endoscopies in the hospital’s ambulatory/outpatient surgery centers and endoscopy suites.
Philosophy of Care:
“I have a patient-centered philosophy of care where I use my expertise to help guide patients to make the best decisions for themselves. Every patient is unique, and I believe it is essential to listen to each individual so I can help them reach the goals that are most important to them. I am passionate about improving my patient’s digestive health and their quality of life.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Colon Cancer
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
- Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Pancreatitis
- Stent Placement
- Stomach Ulcers
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- 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
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Spasm
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pancreatic Function Test
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Barrett's Esophagus
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Gastric Outlet Obstruction
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Ercp With Stone Extraction
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Emptying Study With Scintigraphy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Testing
- Gastrointestinal Disease Prevention
- Gastrointestinal Disease Testing
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Health Maintenance
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Testing
- Stent Placement
- Stomach Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
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
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Navigate
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of Virginia Medical Center (2023)
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2019)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2016)