About me
Dr. Anand Nath is a gastroenterologist at MedStar St. Mary’s hospital.
After finishing his medical school at Seth GS Medical College in the hustle and bustle of Mumbai, Dr. Nath moved halfway across the globe to Washington D.C. for his Internal Medicine residency at MedStar Washington Hospital Center where he also stayed on to serve as a chief resident.
He then pursued training in liver diseases and Transplant Hepatology at University of South Florida, and returned to Washington, D.C. to complete his Gastroenterology fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
In addition to wide variety of gastrointestinal illnesses, Dr. Nath has extensive interest and expertise in treating acute and chronic liver diseases. Dr. Nath has multiple publications and is actively involved in research in gastroenterology and nutrition related to bariatric surgeries and endobariatrics, which is a rapidly evolving and promising field in the era of increasing prevalence of obesity.
During his spare time, Dr. Nath enjoys photography and outdoor sports such as cricket, volleyball.
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy
- Helicobacter Pylori
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Bloating
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Amylase Blood Test
- Abnormal Liver Function Blood Test
- Abnormal Results Of Liver Function Study
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Cancer
- Anemia
- Annular Pancreas
- Anorexia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Ascites
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Blood In Stool
- Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
- Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
- Cholangitis
- Cholecystitis
- Cholelithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyspepsia
- Dysphagia
- Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase Level
- Elevated Bilirubin Levels
- Elevated Lipase
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Disease
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Esophageal Mass
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophageal Thickening
- Esophageal Ulcer
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Colon Cancer
- Family History Of Colon Polyps
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallbladder Polyp
- Gastric Ulcer
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hematemesis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatic Cyst
- Hiatal Hernia
- Ileitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Ischemic Bowel
- Ischemic Colitis
- Jaundice
- Left Upper Quadrant Pain
- Liver Failure
- Liver Mass
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Stomach
- Melena
- Nausea
- Non Alcoholic Cirrhosis
- Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Obstructive Jaundice
- Overlap Syndromes
- Pancreas Divisum
- Pancreatic Cyst
- Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreaticobiliary Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer
- Peritonitis
- Personal History Of Colonic Polyps
- Positive Hemoccult Fecal Occult Blood Test
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Cancer
- Right Lower Quadrant Pain
- Right Upper Quadrant Pain
- Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Swallowing Problem
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Screening
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Of Large Colon Polyps
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) With Dilation
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Screening
- Gastroscopy
- Push Enteroscopy
- Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus
- 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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Opoen HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Network OA
- Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Open EPO Plus
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Tricare Prime
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- FIRST HEALTH
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2020)
Fellowship Program: Tampa General/University of South Florida (2018)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2016)
Medical School: Seth G S Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital (2012)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Bowel symptoms are associated with hypovitaminosis D in individuals with medically complicated obesity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30824399/
- How healthy are the "Healthy volunteers"? Penetrance of NAFLD in the biomedical research volunteer pool https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28470683/
- Dysphagia after vertical sleeve gastrectomy: Evaluation of risk factors and assessment of endoscopic intervention https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28058017/
- Prevalence of clinical thiamine deficiency in individuals with medically complicated obesity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28215312/
- Spontaneous Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28203123/