Charudatta Wankhade, MBBS| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Charudatta Wankhade, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, with fellowship training in gastroenterology.
He has extensive experience in treating a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including esophageal disorders, stomach and small bowel conditions, colonic disorders, colorectal cancers, and other diseases affecting the digestive system.
Dr. Wankhade specializes in developing personalized treatment plans for patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal disorders.
He is fluent in Hindi and Marathi, in addition to English.
Philosophy of care
I believe in putting patient needs first using an approach to care that focuses on listening to better understand each individual’s specific concerns in order to identify the best treatment options. At the same time, I strive to provide the highest-quality, safest, and most cost-effective services using the latest tools and technology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Bloating
- Abdominal Distention
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Bowel Movement
- Abnormal Stool
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissure
- Bleeding Hemorrhoids
- Blood In Stool
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Melena
- Nausea
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Pain
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Pain
- Swallowing Problem
- Vomiting
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Bloating
- Abdominal Distention
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Amylase Blood Test
- Abnormal Bowel Movement
- Abnormal Liver Function Blood Test
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Allergic Esophagitis
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissure
- Anal Fistula
- Anal Itching
- Anal Pain
- Anal Spasm
- Annular Pancreas
- Anorexia
- Autoimmune Enteropathy
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bleeding Hemorrhoids
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Dysmotility
- Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
- Celiac Disease
- Choking Sensation
- Cholangitis
- Cholecystitis
- Cholelithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Abdominal Pain
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Clostridium Difficile
- Colitis
- Collagenous Colitis
- Colonic Inertia
- Colonic Polyps
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
- Diarrhea
- Digestive Disorders
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Drug Induced Liver Injury
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyspepsia
- Dysphagia
- Early Satiety
- Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase Level
- Elevated Lipase
- Eosinophilic Colitis
- Eosinophilic Enteritis
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Eosinophilic Gastritis
- Epigastric Pain
- Eructation
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Disease
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Esophageal Mass
- Esophageal Motility Disorders
- Esophageal Spasm
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophageal Thickening
- Esophageal Ulcer
- Esophageal Varices
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Colon Cancer
- Family History Of Colon Polyps
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Impaction
- Fecal Incontinence
- Flatulence
- Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallbladder Polyp
- Gastric Ulcer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Amyloid
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Gastroparesis
- Giardiasis
- Gluten Sensitivity
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hematemesis
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hiatal Hernia
- Ileitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Intractable Vomiting
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Bowel
- Ischemic Colitis
- Jaundice
- Lactose Intolerance
- Left Upper Quadrant Pain
- Liver Disease
- Liver Mass
- Lymphocytic Colitis
- Lynch Syndrome
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Stomach
- Melena
- Microscopic Colitis
- Motility Disorders
- Nausea
- Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Obstipation
- Obstructive Jaundice
- Odynophagia
- Ogilvie Syndrome
- Pancreas Divisum
- Pancreatic Cyst
- Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreaticobiliary Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer
- Peritonitis
- Pernicious Anemia
- Personal History Of Colonic Polyps
- Peutz Jeghers Syndrome
- Polyposis Syndrome
- Portal Hypertension
- Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy
- Positive Hemoccult Fecal Occult Blood Test
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Pain
- Right Lower Quadrant Pain
- Right Upper Quadrant Pain
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Small Bowel Disease
- Steatorrhea
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Disorders
- Stomach Pain
- Swallowing Problem
- Toxic Liver Injury
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Ulcerative Proctitis
- Vomiting
- Whipple's Disease
- Wilson's Disease
Procedures I perform
- Bravo PH Test
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Feeding Tube Management
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Screening
- Gastroscopy
- Peg (PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY)
- Proctosigmoidoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Single Balloon Enteroscopy
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
- I-SNP
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna Network Open Access
- D-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Virginia Premier
- WellPoint Maryland
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Golden Rule
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Tricare East Select
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Innovation Health: POS
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Signature
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Optimum Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Navigate
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Tricare East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Kaiser Select
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Nassau University Medical Center-GME (2021)
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center (2018)
Medical School: Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College (2012)
Graduate: Government Medical College (2012)