About me
Bilal Ali, MD, joins MedStar Health as a board-certified physician in our Department of Gastroenterology. He provides accurate diagnostic and effective treatment options that target a wide range of digestive tract conditions. Your patients now have access to Dr. Ali’s specialized care at two offices conveniently located in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area!
Dr. Ali is dedicated to providing compassionate care that prioritizes patients’ overall comfort and well-being. His exceptional skills and personalized offerings include:
Clinical expertise
- Abnormal abdominal pain
- Abnormal bowel movements
- Abnormal liver function tests
- Cirrhosis
- Fatty liver
- Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding
Comprehensive services
- Colon polypectomy
- Colonoscopies
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer screenings
- Sigmoidoscopy
Dr. Ali is part of the Department of Gastroenterology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. We are nationally recognized for our clinical excellence, state-of-the-art technology, and research innovations. In addition to expert guidance and empathetic care, a few program highlights are:
- Cutting-edge imaging, diagnostic interventions, and minimally invasive surgical techniques
- Specialized centers for esophageal motility, inflammatory bowel disease, and pancreas and liver disease
- Access to clinical trials through Georgetown University Lombardi
- Comprehensive Cancer Center—the only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in the region
- Named as a Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence by the National Pancreas Foundation—the only designated hospital in the Washington, D.C., area
Clinical areas of focus
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Choledocholithiasis (BILE DUCT STONES)
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- 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
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Cysts
- Liver Failure
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Bile Duct
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Barrett's Esophagus
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis Treatment
- Ercp With Sphincterotomy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Disease Prevention
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Health Maintenance
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Gastroparesis Surgery
- Gastroparesis Treatment
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Infusion Therapy For Ulcerative Colitis
- Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation Treatment
- Lactose Intolerance Test
- Lactose Intolerance Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Disease Prevention
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Treatment
- Proctitis Treatment
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Short Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Urea Breath Test
- 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
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HighMark
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare FFS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of Tennessee College of Medicine (2020)
Fellowship: University of Tennessee College of Medicine (2016)
Residency: Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners (2010)
Medical School: King Edward Medical College (2005)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
1. Post-liver transplant outcomes in patients with major psychiatric diagnosis in the United StatesPost-liver transplant outcomes in patients with major psychiatric diagnosis in the United States.
Annals of Hepatology · Jun 22, 2021
2. Transplantation of liver from hepatitis C-infected donors to hepatitis C RNA-negative recipients: Histological and virologic outcomeTransplantation of liver from hepatitis C-infected donors to hepatitis C RNA-negative recipients: Histological and virologic outcome
Clinical Transplantation · Mar 29, 2021
3. Effect of Opioid Treatment on Clinical Outcomes Among Cirrhotic Patients in the United StatesEffect of Opioid Treatment on Clinical Outcomes Among Cirrhotic Patients in the United States
Clinical Transplantation · Jun 1, 2020
4. Achieving Sustained Virological Response in Liver Transplant Recipients With Hepatitis C Decreases Risk of Decline in Renal FunctionAchieving Sustained Virological Response in Liver Transplant Recipients With Hepatitis C Decreases Risk of Decline in Renal Function
Liver Transplantation · Aug 1, 2018
5. Long-term outcomes of early compared to late onset choledochocholedochal anastomotic strictures after orthotopic liver transplantation.Long-term outcomes of early compared to late onset choledochocholedochal anastomotic strictures after orthotopic liver transplantation.
Clin Transplant. · Jul 1, 2017
6. Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir-Based Direct Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C in Septuagenarians and Octogenarians Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir-Based Direct Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C in Septuagenarians and Octogenarians
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology · Jun 1, 2017
7. A meta-analysis of endoscopic ultrasound-fine-needle aspiration compared to endoscopic ultrasound-fine-needle biopsy: diagnostic yield and the value of onsite cytopathological assessment
Endoscopy Int Open · May 1, 2017
8. Efficacy and safety of EUS-guided biliary drainage in comparison with percutaneous biliary drainage when ERCP fails: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gastrointest Endosc · May 1, 2017
9. Outcome of Liver Transplant Recipients With Revascularized Coronary Artery Disease: A Comparative Analysis With and Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Transplantation · Apr 1, 2017Transplantation · Apr 1, 2017
10, Efficacy and safety of endoscopic gallbladder drainage in acute cholecystitis: Is it better than percutaneous gallbladder drainage?
Gastrointest Endosc. · Jan 1, 2017
11. Mesalamine Does Not Help Prevent Recurrent Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials
Gastroenterology · Apr 1, 2016
12. Efficacy of self-expandable metal stents in management of benign biliary strictures and comparison with multiple plastic stents: a meta-analysis
Endoscopy · Jul 1, 2017
13. Liver Injury in Patients With Cholestatic Liver Disease Treated With Obeticholic Acid
Hepatology · Apr 1, 2020
14. Transplantation of liver from hepatitis C-infected donors to hepatitis C RNA-negative recipients: Histological and virologic outcome
Clinical Transplantation · Mar 29, 2021