Abhijit S. Bhatia, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: English
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About me
Abhijit Bhatia, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology and director of endoscopy at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital/MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and fellowship trained in gastroenterology.
Dr. Bhatia specializes in general gastroenterology, including but not limited to, EGD, which allows diagnosis and treatment of problems in the upper gastrointestinal tract; Colonoscopy to check for colon cancer and colon polyps; Capsule endoscopy; Liver and gallbladder disease; Fatty liver disease; Hepatitis C.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Constipation
- Dysphagia
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Hemorrhage Control
- Hemorrhoids
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Cancer
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Management
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Hemorrhage Control
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Melena Treatment
- Nausea Management
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Drainage
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Vomiting Management
Practice locations
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201 E University Pkwy
33rd St Bldg Ste 233
Baltimore, MD, 21218
5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Russell Morgan Bldg 3rd Fl
Baltimore, MD, 21239
12 MedStar Blvd
Ste 170
Bel Air, MD, 21015
1300 Bellona Ave
Ste A
Lutherville, MD, 21093
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
- United Student Resources
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (2004)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (2001)
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine (1998)