The 20 Best Fecal Impaction Doctors Near Me in Bethesda, MD

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The 20 Best Fecal Impaction Doctors near Bethesda, MD

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 80 doctor with experience in Fecal Impaction near Bethesda, MD. Of these, 72 are Experienced and 8 are Advanced.

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    David J. Lee
    Advanced in Fecal Impaction
    Advanced in Fecal Impaction

    Suburban Hospital

    8600 Old Georgetown Road, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Korean

    Dr. David Lee is a radiologist who specializes in diagnostic radiology with expertise in abdominal imaging. He received his Medical degree from New York Medical College and completed a pediatric internship at Montefiore Medical Center, followed by a radiology residency at Cooper Hospital University Medical Center. Dr. Lee is fellowship-trained in cross-sectional body imaging from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is currently an Instructor at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and looks forward to joining the Community Radiology Division. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Fecal Impaction, Collapsed Lung, Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion.

    Douglas A. Jones
    Advanced in Fecal Impaction
    Advanced in Fecal Impaction

    Sibley Memorial Hospital

    5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, 
    Washington, DC 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Jones is a radiologist and currently serves as the Chief of Ultrasound at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He received his B.S. from Stanford University and Medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He completed a diagnostic residency at the National Naval Medical Center, followed by a Cross-sectional Imaging fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Jones was a staff radiologist at Suburban and Sibley Memorial Hospitals from 2004-2016. He serves as vice chairman of the Sibley Memorial Hospital Department of Radiology. Dr. Jones has subspecialty expertise in abdominal CT, MRI, ultrasound and image-guided biopsies. Dr. Jones is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Collapsed Lung, Fecal Impaction, Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion.

    Alan J. Kronthal
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Interventional Radiology

    Suburban Hospital

    8600 Old Georgetown Road, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Kronthal joins the Johns Hopkins Community Radiology division from Drs. Groover, Christie and Merritt (GCM), where he has practiced at both Sibley and Suburban Hospitals for more than eleven years. He received his Bachelor of Arts at Haverford College in 1983 and medical degree at the University of Virginia in 1987. Dr. Kronthal performed both his radiology residency and Body Imaging fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1998 through 1993. Following his fellowship, he spent twelve years with WBA Imaging, during which time he served as Chairman of the Department of Imaging at Prince George’s Hospital Center. Dr. Kronthal was with GCM from 2005 – 2017 and is the incoming Chairman of Radiology at Sibley Hospital. He is a past president of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Radiological Society. He was awarded fellowship in the American College of Radiology in 2005. Dr. Kronthal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

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    William D. Craig
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction

    Suburban Hospital

    8600 Old Georgetown Road, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Craig received his Bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, followed by medical school at The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. During his career as a Navy radiologist, Dr. Craig served as Radiologic Consultant to the White House and Capitol Physician and as Chairman of Radiology at both Bethesda Naval Hospital and the Department of Radiologic Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology where he was also section head of Genito-Urinary Imaging. Dr. Craig specializes in oncologic imaging and abdominal imaging with a focus on the genito-urinary system lecturing both nationally and internationally. He currently serves as Chairman of Radiology at Suburban Hospital, volunteers with the American Board of Radiology and is a journal reviewer for Radiographics. Dr. Craig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Collapsed Lung, Gallbladder Disease, Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Gastroenterology

    Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group

    Chevy Chase, MD 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Gujarati 
    Offers Telehealth

    Amy Shah is a Gastroenterologist in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. Her top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction

    Suburban Hospital

    8600 Old Georgetown Rd, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bryan Defranco is a Radiologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Defranco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Diverticular Disease, Collapsed Lung, and Pleurisy.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Radiology | Nuclear Medicine
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Radiology | Nuclear Medicine

    Texas Radiology Associates Llp

    9804 Wildwood Rd, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dawood Tafti is a Radiologist and a Nuclear Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Tafti has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Pneumomediastinum, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Desmoid Tumor.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Neuroradiology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Harutyun Haroyan is a Neuroradiologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Haroyan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Hirschsprung Disease, Cerebral Hypoxia, Atresia of Small Intestine, and Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Radiology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Radiology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ramon Sanchez is a Pediatric Radiologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Sanchez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Hirschsprung Disease, Scoliosis, Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome, and Caudal Regression Syndrome.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Radiology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Radiology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sobia Mirza is a Pediatric Radiologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Mirza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. Her top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Atresia of Small Intestine, Caudal Regression Syndrome, and Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Radiology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Radiology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jonathan Zember is a Pediatric Radiologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Zember is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Cantu Syndrome, Perlman Syndrome, Marshall-Smith Syndrome, and Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Gastroenterology

    Capital Digestive Care A Division Of Washington Gastroenterology

    Washington, DC 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Julio Salcedo is a Gastroenterologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Salcedo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    Advanced in Fecal Impaction
    Advanced in Fecal Impaction

    VA Medical Center

    50 Irving St NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (5.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Victoria Khalef is a Radiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Khalef has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. Her top areas of expertise are Fecal Impaction, Pleurisy, Colonic Malakoplakia, and Diverticular Disease.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Diana Moya is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Moya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Morning Sickness, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Ulcerative Colitis.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Family Medicine

    Kaiser Permanente Mt Talbert Medical Office

    10810 Connecticut Ave, 
    Kensington, MD 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dawit Yohannes is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Kensington, Maryland. Dr. Yohannes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Lymphangitis, and Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Internal Medicine

    Holy Cross Hospital

    1500 Forest Glen Rd, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amelework Kebede is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Kebede is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Gastroenterology

    MedStar Health Gastroenterology At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    3800 Reservoir Rd NW Bldg 2 Rm 2210, 
    Washington, DC 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Carroll is a Gastroenterologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Carroll is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Stomach Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Radiology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Radiology

    MedStar Washington Hospital Center

    110 Irving St NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (5.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Grant is a Radiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Grant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Bronchogenic Cyst, Pleural Effusion, and Gas Bloat Syndrome.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Radiology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Radiology

    MedStar Washington Hospital Center

    110 Irving St NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (5.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jane Kim is a Radiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. Her top areas of expertise are Osteopenia, Melorheostosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, and Galactocoele.

    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Radiology
    Experienced in Fecal Impaction
    Pediatric Radiology

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Narendra Shet is a Pediatric Radiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Shet is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. His top areas of expertise are Atresia of Small Intestine, Scoliosis, Short Stature (Growth Disorders), and Situs Inversus.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Fecal Impaction?

    A fecal impaction is a large lump of dry, hard stool that stays stuck in the rectum. It is most often seen in people who are constipated for a long time.

    When should I see an Fecal Impaction doctor near Bethesda, MD?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Fecal Impaction doctor near Bethesda, MD?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Fecal Impaction doctors near Bethesda, MD?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Fecal Impaction doctors near Bethesda, MD?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Fecal Impaction doctor near Bethesda, MD?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Fecal Impaction doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Fecal Impaction doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Fecal Impaction doctor near Bethesda, MD?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Fecal Impaction doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Fecal Impaction doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Fecal Impaction doctors near Bethesda, MD?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Fecal Impaction doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Fecal Impaction doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Fecal Impaction doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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