Overview
Dr. Kathryn E. Kirk is a gastroenterologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, George Washington University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center and the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center. She practices out of Capital Digestive Care’s Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group in Washington, D.C., Chevy Chase, Md. and Bethesda, Md. Dr. Kirk has an expertise in gastroesophageal reflux disease, colorectal cancer screening and irritable bowel syndrome. She has special interests in colon cancer screening and prevention, celiac disease and eosinophilic esophagitis. Dr. Kirk earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and her medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, followed by fellowships in hepatology and gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Kirk is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and the American Gastroenterological Association. Dr. Kirk has been consistently recognized as a Top Doctor by Washingtonian magazine.
Dr. Kirk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), and Eosinophilic Colitis.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
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Locations
5550 Friendship Boulevard, Suite T90, Suite T90, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Kirk has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Johns Hopkins Endoscopy & Surgery Center - Columbia
Marcia (Mimi) Canto, M.D., M.H.S. is a Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Endoscopy at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Canto received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Philippines in Manila in 1981 (summa cum laude). She received her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1985 from the University of the Philippines and completed her training in Internal Medicine from State University of New York Sciences Center in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Canto completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Gastroenterology-Hepatology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and received a Master of Health Science in Clinical Epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1993. Dr. Canto came back to Johns Hopkins after spending three years at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio for advanced endoscopic training. Her primary clinical interests include endoscopy, particularly the use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in detecting early pancreatic cancer and its precursors. She has recently shown that endoscopic ultrasound can be used to detect asymptomatic precancerous lesions in patients with a family history of pancreatic cancer. Dr. Canto is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Vedapurisan Viswanathan is a Gastroenterologist in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Viswanathan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Diverticular Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Harford Gastroenterology Associates PA
Eiad Nasser is a Gastroenterologist in Abingdon, Maryland. Dr. Nasser is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
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
- Distinguished
- Crohn's DiseaseDr. Kirk isDistinguished. Learn about Crohn's Disease.
- Ulcerative ColitisDr. Kirk isDistinguished. Learn about Ulcerative Colitis.
- Advanced
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Kirk isAdvanced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Berdon SyndromeDr. Kirk isAdvanced. Learn about Berdon Syndrome.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Kirk isAdvanced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- Celiac DiseaseDr. Kirk isAdvanced. Learn about Celiac Disease.
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Kirk isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- Colonic MalakoplakiaDr. Kirk isAdvanced. Learn about Colonic Malakoplakia.
- Experienced
- AchalasiaDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Anal FissureDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- AnemiaDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.