25 of the Best Gastroenterologists Near Me in pasadena, MD

Gastroenterologist Saowanee Ngamruengphong specializes in the endoscopic diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal malignancies, premalignant and malignant lesions in the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., early gastric cancer, Barrett's esophagus-associated neoplasia), esophageal cancer, colon polyps or early colorectal cancer, and pancreatic and biliary disease. Dr. Ngamruengphong earned a medical degree from Chulalongkorn University and completed residency training at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She undertook fellowship training in gastroenterology at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education and further fellowship training in therapeutic endoscopy at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her research interests include endoscopic resection and the management of precancerous or cancerous gastrointestinal lesions. Dr. Ngamruengphong is a member of several professional organizations, including the Thai Medical Council, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association. Videos Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) — Eileen’s Story Recent News Articles and Media Coverage A Rare, Stomach-Saving Endoscopic Procedure, Inside Tract (Spring 2021) Case Presentation: ESD-TAMIS, Inside Tract (Spring 2019) Innovative Approaches to Colorectal Surgery Benefit Patients, Surgery (Winter 2019) For Colorectal Polyps: Early Detection and Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Resection, Inside Tract (Winter, 2019) The Cutting Edge of Endoscopic Resection, Inside Tract (Spring, 2017) Stomach Cancer: Know Your Risks & Treatment Options, Johns Hopkins Surgery (4/26/2017). Dr. Ngamruengphong is highly rated in 40 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Achalasia, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Ngamruengphong is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Ngamruengphong is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Epstein is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Epstein is highly rated in 30 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Epstein is board certified in ABIM - Gastroenterology - Gastroenterology, 2008 and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Epstein is currently accepting new patients.

Gastroenterologist Mouen Khashab specializes in therapeutic endoscopy, and he oversees this group of practitioners across the Johns Hopkins enterprise. Nationally and internationally known in the field of interventional endoscopy, Dr. Khashab has contributed immensely to the field’s advancement as a minimally invasive means to treat gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary disorders. Dr. Khashab earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, and subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Indiana University. He then completed a two-year fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital before joining the faculty in 2011. A busy researcher, Dr. Khashab has published more than 600 papers in peer-reviewed journals. In 2013, he described the procedure called gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (known as G-POEM) and was able to disseminate and teach it all over the world. Other procedures that he expanded include peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), peroral endoscopic myotomy with fundoplication (POEM-F), Zenker’s peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM) and full thickness resection. In 2022, he received the Master Endoscopist Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) for his numerous contributions to the field. His procedural expertise includes endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), interventional EUS, submucosal endoscopy, POEM/achalasia, endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, luminal stenting, large polyp resection and Barrett’s therapy, among others. Dr. Khashab is involved with multiple gastrointestinal societies and has served on many committees, including the ASGE Standards of Practice Committee, which is in charge of formulating guidelines for the practice of endoscopy. He has also served as an associate editor for the journal Endoscopy, a premier journal in the field. Khashab is a highly sought-after speaker at national and international conferences, and he has participated in multiple live endoscopy conferences. Outside of academic medicine, Dr. Khashab is an entrepreneur. His major interest is in new technology and medical devices, and his goal is to disrupt the field by introducing technology that makes endoscopic procedures safer, easier, efficient and more scalable. Dr. Khashab is highly rated in 52 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Achalasia, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Khashab is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Khashab is currently accepting new patients.

Agazi Gebreselassie is a Gastroenterologist and a Hospital Medicine provider practicing medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Gebreselassie is highly rated in 37 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Jaundice, Macroamylasemia, Portal Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Gebreselassie is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 2016, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and ABIM - Gastroenterology - Gastroenterology, 2020. Dr. Gebreselassie is currently accepting new patients.

Eric Blum is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Blum is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diverticular Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Blum is board certified in ABIM - Gastroenterology - Gastroenterology, 2009 and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Blum is currently accepting new patients.

Todd Heller is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Heller is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Diverticular Disease, Hiatal Hernia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Heller is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 1987 and ABIM - Gastroenterology - Gastroenterology, 1989. Dr. Heller is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Siuta is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Siuta is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heartburn, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Diarrhea, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Siuta is board certified in ABIM - Gastroenterology - Gastroenterology, 1997. Dr. Siuta is currently accepting new patients.

Mahmood Solaiman is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Solaiman is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Menetrier Disease, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Solaiman is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and ABIM - Gastroenterology - Gastroenterology, 1995. Dr. Solaiman is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Elham Afghani is an assistant professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She joins us from Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She received her medical degree from University of California, Irvine. She completed her internal medicine residency as well as an extra year as chief resident at the University of California, Irvine, Medical Center. She then completed her gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship with additional training in pancreatic diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. With a unique specialization in pancreatic disease, she has participated in numerous research projects at the Cedars Sinai division of pancreatico-biliary diseases and was involved in a U01 Consortium for the study of chronic pancreatitis, diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Dr. Afghani’s areas of expertise include acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. She is an accomplished researcher with multiple publications in prestigious peer-reviewed journals as well as presentations at national meetings. Dr. Afghani is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Afghani is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Afghani is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Akshintala received his medical degree from the Andhra Medical College in India in 2011. Following this, he completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he established himself as a dedicated researcher. Dr. Akshintala completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2016. He completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2019. Dr. Akshintala then completed additional fellowships in Advanced Endoscopy and Medical Pancreatology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2021. As of July 1, 2021, Dr. Akshintala is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Akshintala’s research is focused on the medical as well as endoscopic evaluation and treatment of inflammatory disorders of the pancreas. He is also interested in developing new devices and technologies for the care of patients with gastrointestinal disorders. Dr. Akshintala has conducted multi-national randomized-controlled trials and has won numerous awards at major national and international conferences for his research. He also has authored more than 60 original articles, editorials, book chapters and review articles. Dr. Akshintala has received grant funding from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Maryland State to support his research. As an innovator, Dr. Akshintala has patented new therapies for gastrointestinal bleeding and pancreas necrosis, a complication of acute pancreatitis. An internationally recognized researcher conducting multi-national clinical trials, Dr. Akshintala holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in India, one of the largest gastroenterology hospitals in the world. Dr. Akshintala is a Ph.D. candidate with the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group in the Netherlands, who have been pioneered landmark clinical trials related to pancreatitis. Dr. Akshintala offers in-person clinic visits at the Baltimore location and also provides telemedicine visits for patients located in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Dr. Akshintala is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Akshintala is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Akshintala is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Bulat joins Johns Hopkins from Tulane University, where he was director of the neurogastroenterology and motility service and director of the GI training program. He specializes in motility and functional disorders, with an emphasis on gastroparesis. He completed his master’s degree (neuroscience) and doctorate (physiology and pharmacology) in the area of smooth muscle function, as well as motility subspecialty training, at McMaster University. Dr. Bulat is an accomplished researcher and has authored several publications and book chapters in his field of interest. Dr. Bulat is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroparesis, Gastric Dysmotility, Morning Sickness, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Bulat is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada.

Dr. Stephen J. Meltzer is a Professor of Medicine and Oncology at Johns Hopkins University, Division of Gastroenterology. He is the Director of GI Early Detection Biomarkers Laboratory and a member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. His research interests are Gastrointestinal cancer and precancer biomarker discover, development and validation; genomics, epigenomics and bioinformatics, early detection of cancer, outcomes research in cancer and precancer, risk stratification prediction in cancer and precancer, Barrett's esophagus, inflammatory bowel disease-associated cancer, liver cancer and gastric cancer. After receiving degree in Medicine at the State University of New York Medical School, Dr. Meltzer interned at Tulane University in New Orleans and University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. He completed his fellowship training program in the University of Colorado and the Lenox Hill Hospital. He was an Assistant Professor in UCLA, Center for Health Science in 1987. Prior to joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2006, he was Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Founder and Head of Aero digestive Cancer/Biomarker Program in School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore. He is an Associate Editor of Cancer Research and a member of the editorial board of Esophageal. He has published 152 original scientific papers in high-impact scientific journals. He also has 43 chapters, review articles, editorials, or letters to the editor; 1 book; and 139 abstracts to his name. He has given a plethora of invited lectures around the world, all involving his principal field of esophageal and gastrointestinal cancer research. He has been the recipient of numerous prestigious national and international awards, including the Robert and Sally D. Funderburg Award in Gastric Cancer Biology and membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Special Interests: Gastrointestinal cancer and precancer biomarker discover, development and validation; genomics, epigenomics and bioinformatics, early detection of cancer, outcomes research in cancer and precancer, risk stratification prediction in cancer and precancer. Barrett's esophagus, inflammatory bowel disease-associated cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer. Dr. Meltzer is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Barrett Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, and Endoscopy. Dr. Meltzer is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Meltzer is currently accepting new patients.

Alif Manejwala is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Manejwala is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diverticular Disease, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Esophagitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Manejwala is currently accepting new patients.

Yen-i Chen is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Chen is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Achalasia, Choledocholithiasis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

Gelsimo Cruz is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Pasadena, Maryland. Dr. Cruz is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Menetrier Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Erosive Gastritis, and Hiatal Hernia. Dr. Cruz is currently accepting new patients.

Francis Giardiello is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Giardiello is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Allen Banegura is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Banegura is highly rated in 43 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Esophagitis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Banegura is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and The American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology. Dr. Banegura is currently accepting new patients.

Thomas Abernathy is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Abernathy is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lactose Intolerance, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Hemorrhoids, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Abernathy is board certified in ABIM - Gastroenterology - Gastroenterology, 2005, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and The American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology. Dr. Abernathy is currently accepting new patients.

Sasan Sakiani is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sakiani is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Sakiani is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, 2015, American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 2012, and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Transplant Hepatology, 2018. Dr. Sakiani is currently accepting new patients.

Raymond Cross is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cross is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Cross is currently accepting new patients.

April Tignor is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Tignor is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hemorrhoids, Indigestion, Gastritis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Tignor is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Tignor is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Ma is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania. Following her residency, she performed a fellowship in transplant hepatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma specializes in liver disorders including alcoholic liver disease, viral hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic liver disorders, as well as the care of patients after liver transplant. Dr. Ma also has interests in medical education and currently serves as the Associate Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship. Dr. Ma is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis C, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Ma is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Ma is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Raufmans special interests include bile acids, peptic ulcer disease and colon cancer. Dr. Raufman is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bile Acid Malabsorption, Colorectal Cancer, Diarrhea, Liver Transplant, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Raufman is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, 1981 and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 1978. Dr. Raufman is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Nimgaonkar is gastroenterologist and a medical technology researcher at Johns Hopkins University. He is an assistant professor of medicine, a medical director at the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design in the JHU Biomedical Engineering department and an adjunct faculty at the JHU Carey Business School. He leads numerous translational technology research projects at Johns Hopkins in the areas of gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases. His particular interest is to investigate the physiology behind various interventions to treat metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity and apply various engineering tools to develop novel therapies for these diseases. He has been inventor on many technologies and a recipient of numerous awards including the AGA-Boston Scientific career development technology & innovation award and the CIMIT-Johnson & Johnson Young Clinician award. His work has been supported by grants from both foundational ​and federal (NIH, NSF) agencies. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage AGA - Boston Scientific Career Development Technology & Innovation Award, News Medical (December 5, 2014) Update on AGA - Boston Scientific Career Development Technology & Innovation Award, GI & Hepatology News (April 6, 2015) Pumped, Inside Tract (Winter 2016) Advanced POC Testing Devices Open New Avenues for Diagnostics, GEN Exclusives (November 22, 2016) A Multi-Biomarker Blood Test Clinically-Proven for Early Detection of Col0rectal Cancer PRWeb (May 2, 2017) Genetic Cancer Risk Test for 98 Geners, 24 Hereditary Cancers Bypassing Bypass Surgery, Inside Tract (Spring 2017) Despite Theranos, Real, Capital-Efficient Innovation Exists For Blood Tests, Life Science Leader (June 28, 2018) A Pill to Treat Diabetes, Scientific American (November 21, 2017) GI leader to know: Dr. Ashish Nimgaonkar of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Becker's Healthcare (August 31, 2018) Physician innovator working to bring new tech to patients, thanks to AGA funding, American Gastroenterological Association (April 9, 2019) AGA's featured researcher Dr. Ashish Nimgaonkar, Becker's Healthcare (April 17, 2019) Lab Website Ashish Nimgoankar Lab The Ashish Nimgoankar Lab is interested in translational technology development and image-guided therapies. Dr. Nimgaonkar is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Achalasia, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Nimgaonkar is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Nimgaonkar is currently accepting new patients.

Raymond Kim is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kim is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Achalasia, Bile Duct Obstruction, Bile Duct Stricture, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.