Joel Delarosa Lim, MD| Pediatric Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Joel Delarosa Lim

Joel Delarosa Lim, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Pediatric Gastroenterology

Languages: Tagalog, English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Celiac Disease
  • Colitis
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Diarrhea
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Liver Disease
  • Polyps

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Distention
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Amylase Blood Test
  • Abnormal Liver Function Blood Test
  • Achalasia
  • Acute Pancreatitis
  • Allergic Colitis
  • Allergic Esophagitis
  • Allergic Gastroenteritis
  • Anal Fistula
  • Anal Polyp
  • Anal Spasm
  • Anal Stenosis
  • Anal Ulcer
  • Annular Pancreas
  • Anorectal Disease
  • Autoimmune Enteropathy
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Biliary Atresia
  • Biliary Cirrhosis
  • Biliary Tract Disease
  • Blood In Stool
  • Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cholangitis
  • Cholecystitis
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Cholestasis
  • Chronic Abdominal Pain
  • Chronic Diarrhea
  • Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Cirrhosis
  • Colitis
  • Colonic Polyps
  • Congenital Anomalies Of The Esophagus
  • Congenital Cystic Liver
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
  • Diarrhea
  • Digestive Disorders
  • Diverticular Disease
  • Diverticulitis
  • Drug Induced Liver Injury
  • Duodenal Ulcer
  • Duodenitis
  • Dyspepsia
  • Dysphagia
  • Eosinophilic Colitis
  • Eosinophilic Enteritis
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Eosinophilic Gastritis
  • Epigastric Pain
  • Eructation
  • Esophageal Disease
  • Esophageal Mass
  • Esophageal Ulcer
  • Esophageal Varices
  • Esophagitis
  • Fatty Liver
  • Fecal Impaction
  • Fecal Incontinence
  • Flatulence
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gallbladder Polyp
  • Gastric Anomaly
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease In Infancy
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • Gastroparesis
  • Gluten Sensitivity
  • Growth Failure
  • Helicobacter Pylori
  • Hepatitis
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome
  • Hiatal Hernia
  • Hirschsprung's Disease
  • Hydrops Of Gallbladder
  • Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Idiopathic Megacolon
  • Ileitis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Intestinal Atresia
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Intractable Abdominal Pain
  • Intractable Constipation
  • Intractable Vomiting
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Jaundice
  • Lactose Intolerance
  • Liver Disease
  • Malabsorption
  • Malnutrition
  • Megacolon
  • Metabolic Liver Disease
  • Nausea
  • Neonatal Ichthyosis And Sclerosing Cholangitis Syndrome
  • Obstipation
  • Obstructive Jaundice
  • Ogilvie Syndrome
  • Omphalocele
  • Pancreas Disease
  • Pancreas Divisum
  • Pancreatic Insufficiency
  • Pancreaticobiliary Disease
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peptic Ulcer
  • Peritonitis
  • Polyposis Syndrome
  • Polyps
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy
  • Primary Biliary Cholangitis
  • Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
  • Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC)
  • Rectal Bleeding
  • Rectal Fistula
  • Rectal Polyp
  • Right Upper Quadrant Pain
  • Rumination Syndrome
  • Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis
  • Short Bowel Syndrome
  • Small Bowel Disease
  • Small Bowel Stricture
  • Small Intestine Disease
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Tenesmus
  • Toxic Liver Injury
  • Tyrosinemia
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Urea Cycle Defects
  • Whipple's Disease
  • Wilson's Disease
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Procedures I perform

  • Antroduodenal Manometry
  • Biologic Therapy For Gastrointestinal Diseases
  • Breath Testing
  • Colonic Manometry
  • Colonoscopy
  • Esophageal Manometry
  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
  • Fecal Transplant
  • Feeding Tube Management
  • Liver Biopsy
  • Manometry
  • Pancreas Function Test
  • PH Impedance Test
  • Proctosigmoidoscopy
  • Upper Gi Series
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Practice locations

Distance from Enter your Location

4200 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest
Suite 4
Washington, DC, 20016

202-243-3400

Fax 202-243-3434

Get Directions

miles away

Fax 202-243-3434

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Concentrated Care Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-243-3400

Fax 202-243-3434

Get Directions

miles away

Fax 202-243-3434

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.

    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)

      Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans

      Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

      Innovation Health: Open POS II

      Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)

      Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II

      Innovation Health: POS Plus

      Aetna Managed Choice (POS)

      Innovation Health: POS

      Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus

      Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA

      Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA

      Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

      Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network

      Aetna HMO

      Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

      Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)

      Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

      Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)

      Innovation Health: Indemnity

      Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)

      Aetna Student Health Insurance

      Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA

      Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)

      Innovation Health: PPO

    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

      Cigna Preferred Medicare

      Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |

      Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)

      Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna POS/Network POS

      Cigna Indemnity

      Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus

      Cigna Network Open Access

      Cigna HMO Open Access

      Cigna PPO and PPO Plus

      Cigna EPO

      Cigna Choice Fund PPO

      Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)

      Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)

    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia

      United Student Resources

      United Select Plus (POS)

      United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

      United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

      United Golden Rule

      United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

      D-SNP)

      I-SNP

      United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

      United Erickson Advantage Plans

      United Choice Plus

      United Choice

      United Mamsi Life & Health

      United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

      United MD IPA (HMO)

      UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans

      United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

      United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

      United Optimum Choice

      United Navigate

      United Core Essential (HMO)

      United Group Medicare Advantage Plans

      United AARP Medicare Complete

    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

      MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

      MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice

      Kaiser Signature

      Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member

      Kaiser Select-Added Choice

      Kaiser Select

      Kaiser Medicare Plus

      Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select

      Kaiser Flexible Choice

      Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO

      Virginia Premier

    • HumanaChoice PPO

      HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO

    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)

    • Beech Street PPO

    • Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus

      Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers

      Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers

    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice

    • WellPoint Maryland

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)

    • Police and Fire Clinic

    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

    • Medicaid - Virginia

      Medicaid - Maryland

      Medicaid - District of Columbia

    • Tricare for Life East

      Tricare Reserve Select

      Tricare East Select

      Tricare East Prime

    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

      HealthyBlue PPO

      Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

      CareFirst NASCO

      CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

      CareFirst MedStar PPO

      CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage

      CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

      CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

      CareFirst Administrators

      CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)

      Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access

      Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access

      Carefirst BlueChoice HMO

      Carefirst EPO

      Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO

      First Health PPO

      Coventry Health Care of Virginia

      Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics

Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine GME (2003)

Residency: Cook County Health and Hospital System of Illinois (2000)

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas (1994)