Arthur N. West, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Medical School-George Washington University 1983
Internal Medicine Internship-Providence Hospital 1983-1984
Internal Medicine Residency-Washington Hospital Center 1984-1986
GI Fellowship-Washington Hospital Center 1986-1988
Boarded in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Clinical areas of focus
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diverticulitis
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gallstones
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Ulcers
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Venous Thrombosis
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Bacterial Food Poisoning
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Benign Tumor
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Brucellosis
- Candidiasis
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colonoscopy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Congenital Malformations Of Esophagus
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Upper Alimentary Tract
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Esophagus Diseases
- External Hemorrhoids
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemangioma Of Digestive System
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Myocarditis
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Stomach Ulcers
- Throat Pain
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Paracentesis With Imaging
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Biopsy Of Tongue
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct With Stent
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enterectomy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Biopsy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Extirpation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insulin Injection
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Imaging
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Neonatal Abdominal Paracentesis
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- PH Probe
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Urologic Imaging
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Virtual Autopsy
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
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
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1988)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1986)
Internship: Providence Hospital (1984)
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (1983)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Splenosis Mimicking an Intra-abdominal Malignancy
The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 87, Issue 6 December 1989