Sukanya Subramanian, MD| Transplant Surgery, Small Bowel Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Sukanya Subramanian is a small bowel adult transplant gastroentrologist. She specializes in small bowel transplant and intestinal rehab.
Dr. Subramanian’s areas of clinical expertise include the medical management of patients with small bowel disease, including malabsorption disorders related to mucosal disease or short gut syndrome. She has a special interest in intestinal insufficiency/failure, intestinal rehabilitation, and the management of gastrointestinal issues in patients who have undergone an intestinal transplant.
Her clinical interests include:
- Management of patients with malabsorptive disorders, including complicated inflammatory bowel disease and short bowel syndrome
- Management of patients with intestinal failure and dependence on intravenous total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
- Management of patients with intestinal insufficiency due to global motility disorders
- Management of complications of TPN
- Pre-operative evaluation and care of intestinal transplant candidates
- Post-operative medical care of intestinal and multivisceral organ transplant recipients
- Functional bowel disorders associated with organ transplantation
- Evaluation and treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)
- Clinical pharmacology (applications in IBD and transplant medicine, novel therapeutics)
Clinical areas of focus
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastric Surgery
- Intestinal Dysmotility
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anemia
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bladder Incontinence
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- General Symptoms
- Gestational Edema
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malabsorption
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Specified Health Status
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Venous Embolism
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Volume Depletion
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Infection Drainage
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Adhesiolysis
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Anal Canal Reconstruction
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Ascending Colectomy
- Balloon Dilation
- Blood Transfusion
- Bowel Resection
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholecystectomy
- Colectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma With Biopsy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Descending Colectomy
- Diarrhea Management
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Excision Of Cecum
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Esophagus
- Excision Of Ileum
- Excision Of Jejunum
- Excision Of Large Intestine
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Neurological Disorders Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Treatment
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Ileocecal Resection
- Ileoscopy With Biopsy
- Ileostomy
- Inferior Mesenteric Artery Angioplasty
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intestinal Failure Treatment
- Intestinal Reconstruction
- Intestinal Transplant
- Intestinal Transplantation
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Jejunostomy
- Liver Resection
- Lower Esophagus Excision
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Meckel's Diverticulectomy
- Mesenteric Artery Angioplasty
- Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis Treatment
- Neobladder Creation
- Neonatal Abdominal Paracentesis
- Nutrient Deficiency Screening
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Parenteral Nutrition Management
- Pec Implants
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Rectal Excision
- Removal Of Central Venous Catheter
- Replacement Of Duodenostomy Tube
- Replacement Of Gastrostomy Tube
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Rigid Esophagoscopy With Balloon Dilation
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Short Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Small Bowel Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestinal Endoscopy With Biopsy
- Sonohysterography
- Splenic Artery Embolization
- Stomach Drainage
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Unlisted Larynx Procedure
- Unlisted Small Intestine Procedure
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vomiting Management
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3700Fax 877-680-8194
3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 410-657-1956
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Education
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2009)
Residency: University of Michigan Health System (2006)
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (2003)