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 Childhood Pancreatitis. 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 Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Vikesh Singh is a gastroenterologist who specializes in pancreatology and pancreaticobiliary endoscopy. He evaluates and treats patients with inflammatory diseases of the pancreas, including acute and chronic pancreatitis and autoimmune pancreatitis as well as the complications of these diseases. After earning his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Singh remained at Johns Hopkins to complete residency training in internal medicine. He pursued fellowship training in gastroenterology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and earned a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He then returned to Johns Hopkins, where he completed a two-year advanced endoscopy fellowship with a focus on pancreaticobiliary endoscopy. Dr. Singh has been on the faculty at Johns Hopkins since 2008, and rose to the rank of professor in 2021. His research interests include acute and chronic pancreatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and novel methods to evaluate and treat abdominal pain. Dr. Singh is a member of the board of directors of the National Pancreas Foundation, chair of the Pancreatic Disorders Section of the American Gastroenterological Association, a councilor for the International Association of Pancreatology and a member of the inaugural medical advisory board for the Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Foundation. Dr. Singh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Pancreatectomy, and Endoscopy.
Chesapeake Digestive Associates, PC
Joshua Forman is a Gastroenterologist in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Forman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Gallstones, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Medical Faculty Associates, Inc
Hemanth Gavini is a Gastroenterologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Gavini is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Pancreatic Cancer, Bile Duct Stricture, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Gavini is currently accepting new patients.
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.