Dana Arlease Sloane, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: English
About me
Dana Sloane, MD, is a general gastroenterologist who practices at MedStar Health. She diagnoses and treats patients who suffer from gastrointestinal and liver conditions, with a goal to help patients understand and manage their medical conditions effectively. Dr. Sloane is board certified in gastroenterology, and has also achieved key procedural certifications, including diagnostic and therapeutic upper endoscopy, enteroscopy, and colonoscopy; small bowel capsule enteroscopy; and fibroscan interpretation. She is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American Gastroenterological Association.
Dr. Sloane sees patients age 18 and older, and accepts new patient appointments at the Center for Digestive Disease, located at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. In addition to providing comprehensive clinical care, she is committed to patient education. Through her interactions with patients and families, Dr. Sloane advocates for colon cancer screening, and the importance it plays in early detection.
Philosophy of care
“I believe it is important for physicians to listen, support, counsel, and guide our patients. I have found that in many cases, our willingness to lend an ear or a shoulder to our patients is as important as the clinical approaches that are taken. I care deeply about my patients and want them to feel heard and supported throughout their process of care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Bile Duct Stones
- Colon Cancer
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enteroscopy
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Lactose Hydrogen Breath Test
- Pancreatitis
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Postoperative Ileus
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Diseases
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Small Intestine Diseases
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Balloon Dilation
- Biopsy Of The Large Intestine
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intra-Abdominal Abscess Drainage
- Lactose Hydrogen Breath Test
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- 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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Sentara Health
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Student Resources
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- POS OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2009)
Residency: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (2006)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2005)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2002)