Overview
Brian Kirsh, MD, specializes in gastroenterology and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at Capital Digestive Care. Dr. Kirsh received his medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences and completed his residency at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, followed by a fellowship at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Dr. Kirsh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Reynolds Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5550 Friendship Boulevard, Suite T90, Suite T90, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Kirsh 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.
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.
Capital Digestive Care LLC
Darryn Potosky is a Gastroenterologist in Laurel, Maryland. Dr. Potosky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Reynolds Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Reynolds Syndrome, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Transplant, and Thrombectomy.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Natarajan Ravendhran is a hepatologist specializing in the diagnosis, treatment and management of liver diseases. He received his medical degree from Stanley Medical College, University of Madras in India, completed his residency in internal medicine at what is now Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Maryland and a residency in surgery at Railway Hospital in Madras, India. Dr. Ravendhran performed fellowship training in hepatology under the mentorship of Eugene and Leon Schiff at the University of Miami. Additionally, he received fellowship training in gastroenterology and liver disease at the University of Missouri. Dr. Ravendhran received a master’s degree in business administration in medical services management from The Johns Hopkins University. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Gastroenterological Association, and is a member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Dr. Ravendhran is interested in exploring cholestatic disorders. He has participated in many clinical trials that focus on hepatitis B and C, in addition to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease trials. He enjoys teaching, rounding with fellows and seeing patients, and his motto is “Patients come first!”. Dr. Ravendhran is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Reynolds Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, and Endoscopy.
St Paul Place Specialists, Inc.
Paul Thuluvath is a Gastroenterologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Thuluvath is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Reynolds Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
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
- Ulcerative ColitisDr. Kirsh isDistinguished. Learn about Ulcerative Colitis.
- Advanced
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Kirsh isAdvanced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Celiac DiseaseDr. Kirsh isAdvanced. Learn about Celiac Disease.
- ColitisDr. Kirsh isAdvanced. Learn about Colitis.
- Crohn's DiseaseDr. Kirsh isAdvanced. Learn about Crohn's Disease.
- DiarrheaDr. Kirsh isAdvanced. Learn about Diarrhea.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Kirsh isAdvanced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Kirsh isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Anal FissureDr. Kirsh isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- AnemiaDr. Kirsh isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Kirsh isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Kirsh isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.

