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
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- POS OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred 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