25 of the Best Hepatologists Near Me in Baltimore, MD

Dr. Rai was awarded the “TOP DOC” in Gastroenterology award by Baltimore Magazine for 2016. Dr. Rai is a Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, with over 22 years of experience in this field. He is the Medical Director of Gastro Center of Maryland & Cascades Endoscopy Center and has served on the Medical Faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for many years, starting in 1997. He has been in many leadership positions in the Johns Hopkins Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, including as the Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplantation and Director, Clinical Effectiveness. He completed his Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in 1996 and completed an additional year of Advanced Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Transplant Hepatology and Biliary Disorders. Dr. Rai is considered a national thought leader and expert in the field of Gastroenterology and Liver disease and presents regularly at national and regional meetings. He has received many awards including Excellence in Clinical Research Award from the American College of Gastroenterology, Passano Clinician Scientist Award from Johns Hopkins University, Industry Research Scholar Award & Astra-Merck Award from the American Digestive Health Foundation, among others. He has published dozens of scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored many chapters for medical textbooks. He has performed over 50,000 procedures in this field and pioneered new and innovative medical techniques. Dr. Rai is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Gastric Dysmotility, Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Rai is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Gurakar joined Johns Hopkins from the Nazih Zuhdi Transplantation Institute at the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where he was the chief of Hepatology Research and the program director of the Liver Transplantation Medicine/ Hepatology Fellowship. He served at various capacities in the Liver Medicine Section, since its first establishment in 1993. Dr. Gurakar's clinical interests include pre and post-transplant, clinical and endoscopic management of liver diseases and viral hepatitis. His research interests include bioartificial liver dialysis systems and application of total plasma exchange in the treatment of liver disorders. Dr. Gurakar is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Gurakar is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Alexandra (Aly) Strauss is a transplant hepatologist who treats patients with acute and chronic liver disease, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. Dr. Strauss completed medical school at the University of South Florida (USF), where she continued for internal medicine residency training and served as chief resident. She then went to The Johns Hopkins University for fellowship training in gastroenterology, followed by a fellowship in transplant hepatology. Her research training began when she completed a master’s degree in industrial/systems engineering at USF. Later, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, she earned her Ph.D. in clinical investigation. Dr. Strauss’s research focus is on the use of systems engineering and data science to improve access to liver transplantation. She serves as core faculty in the Johns Hopkins University Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare and is a faculty member in the Center for Data Science in Emergency Medicine. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage What Does AI Mean for GI, What does AI mean for GI? - American Gastroenterological Association (07/03/2023) Selected Publications Vong, Tyrus, Nicholas Rizer, Vedant Jain, Valerie L. Thompson, Mark Dredze, Eili Y. Klein, Jeremiah S. Hinson, et al. “Automated Identification of Incidental Hepatic Steatosis on Emergency Department Imaging Using Large Language Models.” Hepatology Communications 9, no. 3 (March 1, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1097/HC9.0000000000000638. Mankowski, Michal A., Sunjae Bae, Alexandra T. Strauss, Bonnie E. Lonze, Babak J. Orandi, Darren Stewart, Allan B. Massie, et al. “Generalizability of Kidney Transplant Data in Electronic Health Records - The Epic Cosmos Database vs the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.” American Journal of Transplantation: Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, November 15, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2024.11.008. Xu, Jingzhi, Michal Mankowski, Karen B. Vanterpool, Alexandra T. Strauss, Bonnie E. Lonze, Babak J. Orandi, Darren Stewart, et al. “Trials and Tribulations: Responses of ChatGPT to Patient Questions about Kidney Transplantation.” Transplantation 109, no. 3 (March 1, 2025): 399–402. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000005261. Strauss AT, Morgan C, El Khuri C, Slogeris B, Smith AG, Klein E, Toerper M, Peterson S, Gurses AP, DeAngelo A, Debraine, A, Levin S, Hinson J. Human-centered design and usability evaluation of LOOP, a patient outcomes-driven feedback platform for emergency medicine clinicians. JMIR Human Factors. 2022;9(1):e30130; *corresponding author. Strauss AT, Yeh J, Martinez D, Yanokyan G, Yoder J, Nehra R, Feller T, Bull-Henry K, Stein E, Hsu L, Al-Grain H, Zabko C, Fain C. A patient-centered framework for health systems engineering in gastroenterology: improving inpatient colonoscopy bowel preparation. BMC Gastroenterol. 2021;21(1):89;. Dr. Strauss is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Strauss is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Strauss is currently accepting new patients.

Yaron Rotman is a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Rotman is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, and Hepatitis D.

Dr. Urrunagas special interests include:ulliAcute liver failure/liliLiving-donor liver transplantation/liliCirrhosis/liliComplications of portal hypertension/li/ul. Dr. Urrunaga is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Urrunaga is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, 2015, American Board Of Internal Medicine - Transplant Hepatology, 2020, and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 2011. Dr. Urrunaga is currently accepting new patients.

Farzin Rashti is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Riverdale, Maryland. Dr. Rashti is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hirschsprung Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rashti is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Rashti is currently accepting new patients.

Eduardo Del Castillo is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Del Castillo is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Diarrhea, Gastric Dysmotility, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Del Castillo is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Del Castillo is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Pia Prakash is a physician who specializes in both Gastroenterology and Liver Disease. Dr. Prakash received her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine, as well as her Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship. Dr. Prakash has participated in numerous research studies focused on colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, women's health, and celiac disease. At the Gastro Center of Maryland, Dr. Prakash treats a variety of gastrointestinal disorders including acid reflux, Crohn's disease, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, colon cancer, constipation and hemorrhoids along with acute and chronic liver disease. She specializes in the use of the capsule endoscopy, also known as the small bowel pillcam, or PillCam™ SB. She is focused on offering patients personalized treatment goals to meet all of their health care needs. Dr. Prakash is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Viral Gastroenteritis, Crohn's Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Prakash is currently accepting new patients.

Joshua Rosenbloom is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Rosenbloom is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Gastric Dysmotility, Hemorrhoids, and Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome. Dr. Rosenbloom is board certified in American Osteopathic Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Rosenbloom is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Po-Hung (Victor) Chen is a transplant hepatology and addiction medicine physician. He is jointly appointed by the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Division of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Chen's clinical focus is to care for patients with general or transplant-related liver conditions, including alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, hemochromatosis, and other diagnoses. He directed the creation of a Johns Hopkins Medicine informational webpage on ALD. He is also a frequent consultant for other Johns Hopkins clinicians regarding inquiries about ALD, including biomarker interpretation, acute hepatitis management, and addiction treatment delivery. Dr. Chen is a member of multiple professional medical and public health organizations (see below). He is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Chen is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Lithotripsy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Chen is board certified in American Board Of Preventive Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Chen is currently accepting new patients.

Kirti Shetty is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Shetty is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Ascites, Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Dr. Shetty is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, 2000 and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Transplant Hepatology, 2006. Dr. Shetty is currently accepting new patients.

Neha Jakhete is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Jakhete is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Jakhete is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, 2018, American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 2015, and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Transplant Hepatology, 2020. Dr. Jakhete is currently accepting new patients.

Dhruv Lowe is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Lowe is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Lowe is currently accepting new patients.

Dabo Xu is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. His clinical expertise encompasses Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Diarrhea, Hemorrhoids, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Xu is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Xu is currently accepting new patients.

Alexander Mamunes is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Annapolis, Maryland. His clinical expertise encompasses Pica, Viral Gastroenteritis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). Dr. Mamunes is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Mamunes is currently accepting new patients.

Monica Passi is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Riverdale, Maryland. Dr. Passi is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gas Bloat Syndrome, Crohn's Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Passi is currently accepting new patients.

Urooj Ahmed is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ahmed is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Indigestion, Portal Hypertension, Childhood Volvulus, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.

Zurabi Lominadze is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lominadze is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Ascites, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Banti's Syndrome, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Lominadze is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, 2018, American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 2015, and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Transplant Hepatology, 2020. Dr. Lominadze is currently accepting new patients.

Allison Pullen is a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Pullen is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Sclerosing Cholangitis, Cholangitis, and Visceromegaly. Dr. Pullen is board certified in American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, 2016. Dr. Pullen is currently accepting new patients.

Dawn Torres is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bacterial Gastroenteritis, Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, and Jaundice. Dr. Torres is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Torres is currently accepting new patients.

Rushi Talati is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Olney, Maryland. His clinical expertise encompasses Watermelon Stomach, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Cataract Removal, and Shoulder Arthroscopy. Dr. Talati is currently accepting new patients.

Thi Khuc is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Her clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Polyps, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Khuc is currently accepting new patients.

Jennie Zhang is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Olney, Maryland. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Diverticular Disease, Diarrhea, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Zhang is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Byrne is a Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Riverdale Park, Maryland. Dr. Byrne is currently accepting new patients.