Arthur N. West, MD| Gastroenterology, General Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Medical School-George Washington University 1983
Internal Medicine Internship-Providence Hospital 1983-1984
Internal Medicine Residency-Washington Hospital Center 1984-1986
GI Fellowship-Washington Hospital Center 1986-1988
Boarded in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diverticulitis
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gallstones
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Ulcers
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Bacterial Food Poisoning
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colonoscopy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Esophagus Diseases
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemangioma Of Digestive System
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct With Stent
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Biopsy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Lactose Breath Test
- Liver Biopsy
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- PH Probe
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Urea Breath Test
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
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1988)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1986)
Internship: Providence Hospital (1984)
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (1983)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Splenosis Mimicking an Intra-abdominal Malignancy
The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 87, Issue 6 December 1989