Gary William Thompson, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Enteroscopy With Biopsy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gallstones
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Hemorrhage Control
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Ulcers
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Abnormal Stool
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Cancer
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- 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)
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Vomiting Blood
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- 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
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Hemorrhage Control
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- POS OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HighMark
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Network OA
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE for Life East
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Residency: Washington Hospital Center (1993)
Residency: Washington Hospital Center (1991)
Medical School: Howard University (1988)
Medical School: University of Virginia (1984)