Overview
Dr. Pia Prakash is a physician who specializes in both Gastroenterology and Liver Disease. Dr. Prakash received her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine, as well as her Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship. Dr. Prakash has participated in numerous research studies focused on colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, women's health, and celiac disease. At the Gastro Center of Maryland, Dr. Prakash treats a variety of gastrointestinal disorders including acid reflux, Crohn's disease, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, colon cancer, constipation and hemorrhoids along with acute and chronic liver disease. She specializes in the use of the capsule endoscopy, also known as the small bowel pillcam, or PillCam™ SB. She is focused on offering patients personalized treatment goals to meet all of their health care needs.
Dr. Prakash is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Enlarged Liver. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Viral Gastroenteritis, Crohn's Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Suite 100, Columbia, MD 21045
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC)
- Viral GastroenteritisDr. Prakash isAdvanced. Learn about Viral Gastroenteritis.
- Experienced
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Prakash isExperienced. Learn about Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Prakash isExperienced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- Campylobacter InfectionDr. Prakash isExperienced. Learn about Campylobacter Infection.
- Celiac DiseaseDr. Prakash isExperienced. Learn about Celiac Disease.
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Prakash isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- ColitisDr. Prakash isExperienced. Learn about Colitis.