
Overview
Kawthar Mohamed, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician specializing in gastroenterology and hepatology. Dr. Mohamed believes every patient deserves compassionate, comprehensive and equitable access to health care. She is committed to providing evidence-based, patient-centered care that both addresses disease states and also empowers patients to better understand and participate in their health journey.In 2021 Dr. Mohamed was an American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Emerging Liver Scholar awardee. She has conducted research on HCC screening in African-born patients with chronic hepatitis B and early sobriety in alcohol-related liver disease outcomes in liver transplant, among other topics.Dr. Mohamed is committed to providing timely care that is also compassionate and collaborative.
Dr. Mohamed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Portal Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Portal Hypertension, Diarrhea, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, and Liver Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 23 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Portal Hypertension.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
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- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
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Locations
6002 N Westgate Blvd, Suite 230, Tacoma, WA 98406
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.
Franciscan Digestive Care Associates - Gig Harbor
Kalyan Kanneganti, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who is skilled in all areas of adult general gastroenterology and hepatology, with special medical interest in colonoscopy for colon cancer screening and the management of GI bleeding, viral hepatitis, complex liver diseases and GERD.Dr. Kanneganti focuses on providing holistic, compassionate and patient-centered care. He strives to help patients understand their disease process and involve them in shared decision making.Dr. Kanneganti is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Kanneganti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Portal Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Franciscan Medical Group
Sangik Oh, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist with fellowship training in gastroenterology. Dr. Oh served as Chief Medical Resident during his internal medicine residency. During his gastroenterology fellowship, he also earned his Master's degree in Medical Science from Harvard Medical School. He was also the recipient of the 2002 AASLD/Schering Advanced Hepatology Fellowship Award.Upon completion of his fellowship, Dr. Oh joined the faculty at Harvard Medical School and was a staff gastroenterologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center before joining Tacoma Digestive Disease Center in 2005, which is now Franciscan Digestive Care Associates. Dr. Oh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Portal Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, and Endoscopy.
Franciscan Digestive Care Associates - Lakewood
William Hirota, MD has a sincere desire to work closely with his colleagues and patients to provide the highest quality of GI care in a compassionate and timely fashion.He is actively involved in physician leadership development, public policy regarding health care delivery, local community charity care and participating in improving quality care measurements in GI. Dr. Hirota is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Portal Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Barrett Esophagus, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Indigestion.
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
- Experienced
- AscitesDr. Mohamed isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- DiarrheaDr. Mohamed isExperienced. Learn about Diarrhea.
- HepatitisDr. Mohamed isExperienced. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis CDr. Mohamed isExperienced. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- Liver TransplantDr. Mohamed isExperienced. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Portal HypertensionDr. Mohamed isExperienced. Learn about Portal Hypertension.


