Ali Alsayed Hussain, MBBS| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Ali Hussain, MD, is fellowship-trained in gastroenterology and board-certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology.
He treats a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including esophageal disorders, stomach and small bowel conditions, colonic disorders, colorectal cancers, and liver conditions.
Dr. Hussain’s clinical focus includes treating GERD, peptic ulcer disease, hepatitis C, gastrointestinal bleeding, and colon cancer prevention.
He performs a variety of gastrointestinal procedures, such as upper endoscopy, therapeutic endoscopy, enteroscopy, and colonoscopy.
Dr. Hussain is fluent in both English and Arabic.
Philosophy of care
My primary focus is on the comprehensive care and well-being of my patients. I approach each individual with empathy and take the time to understand their unique medical history and personal circumstances. I strive to provide evidence-based, personalized treatment plans that address the root causes of their digestive issues. Through open communication, patient education, and a collaborative approach, I aim to empower my patients to take an active role in managing their gastrointestinal health.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Pancreatitis
- Swallowing Disorders
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abscess Of The Intestine
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Liver Tumors
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Obstruction
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diabetic Gastroparesis
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diseases Of The Small Intestine
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Cancer
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Narrowings
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Giardiasis
- Gilbert Syndrome
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Ischemia
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Loss Of Appetite
- Malabsorption Syndrome
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Nausea
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Benign Conditions (E.G. PANCREATITIS, PANCREATIC CYSTS)
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Failure
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Itching
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polyps Of The Colon And Rectum
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pseudocyst Of The Pancreas
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Ulcers
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Steatohepatitis
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Treatment
- EGD With Dilation
- Electrogastrography
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastroparesis Treatment
- Gastrostomy
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Intolerance Test
- Liver Biopsy
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Employee Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Network OA
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HighMark
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst NASCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Medical Center (2018)
Residency: St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Internal Medicine GME (2015)
Medical School: King Faisal University (2009)