About me
Board certified in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Rangnekar is a transplant hepatologist in the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University. He also has a Master of Science degree in healthcare research, with a special interest in viral hepatitis and acute liver failure. Besides his medical education role at Georgetown, Dr. Rangnekar served on a national committee for hepatology training.
Dr. Rangnekar has won recognition for his contributions in training other physicians, in translating research into clinical practice, and in patient care. Toward that end, he is highly rated by MedStar Georgetown patients for his listening skills, ability to explain complicated conditions and treatments, and other factors patients value.
Philosophy of Care
As a physician who treats patients with a variety of serious liver diseases, some which require a transplant, part of my job is to carefully explain the diagnosis and treatment in a way that patients and their families understand. I also take the time to listen to my patients, so that I can better understand their symptoms and identify the best treatment options for them. Patient care informs my contribution to liver disease research and provides me with the experience from which to teach physicians and students in training.
Conditions Treated
- Pre-and post-liver transplant care
- Cirrhosis
- Liver cancer
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis B
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Abnormal liver enzymes
Clinical areas of focus
- Ascites
- Choledocholithiasis
- Polycystic Liver Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Ascites
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Candidiasis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Colon Disease
- Congenital Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastric Varices
- General Symptoms
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
- Viral Infection
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Abdominal Paracentesis With Imaging
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Arthrocentesis
- Auxiliary Liver Transplant
- Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Budd-Chiari Syndrome Treatment
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Community Health Education
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Dialysis
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Endocrinology Care
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatic Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intestinal Atresia Treatment
- Live-In Care
- Liver Abscess Drainage
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pancreas Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency Treatment
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Small Bowel Transplant In Children
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Thyroid Ultrasound With Doppler
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Uterine Cancer
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Vein Sclerotherapy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3700Fax 202-444-6193
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
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OA Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- IH-HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2013)
Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System (2012)
Residency: University of Michigan Health System (2008)
Internship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University (2006)
Medical School: Northwestern University (2005)
Awards
- Advanced Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Award, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Clinical and Translational Science Award, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, University of Michigan Clinical and Translational Science Award, Georgetown University
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Fall 2017) Hope and Health Restored with Lifesaving Liver Transplant
- Fontana RJ, Ellerbe C, Durkalski VE, Rangnekar A, et al. Two-year outcomes in initial survivors with acute liver failure: results from a prospective, multicentre study. Liver Int. 2015 Feb;35(2):370-80.
- Rangnekar AS, Ellerbe C, Durkalski V, McGuire BM, et al. Quality of life is significantly impaired in long-term survivors of acute liver failure and particularly in acetaminophen-overdose patients. Liver Transpl. 2013 Sept;19(9):991-1000.
- Rangnekar AS and Fontana RJ. IL-28B polymorphisms and the response to antiviral therapy in HCV genotype 2 and 3 varies by ethnicity: a meta-analysis. J Viral Hepat. 2013 Jun;20(6):377-84.
- Rangnekar AS and Fontana RJ. Meta-analysis: IL-28B genotype and sustained viral clearance in HCV genotype 1 patients. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Jul;36(2):104-14.
- Rangnekar AS and Fontana RJ. Managing drug-drug interactions with boceprevir and telaprevir. Clinical Liver Disease. 2012 Apr;1(2):36-40.