James Hendricks Lewis, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, James H. Lewis, MD, has spent more than 30 years treating all forms of chronic and acute liver disease as a sub-specialty in the Washington, D.C., area. Dr. Lewis is Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and Director of Hepatology in the Division of Gastroenterology. He currently serves as Associate Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship training program of the combined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the DC Veteran's Affairs Medical Center.
A recognized local and national expert on the management of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and drug induced liver disease, Dr. Lewis is widely published in the profession's most prestigious clinical journals. He also serves as a reviewer for multiple journals and on editorial boards. The author of several books and numerous book chapters, Dr. Lewis is a frequent lecturer at the regional and national level.
In addition to direct patient care, Dr. Lewis has extensive consulting experience with the FDA and pharmaceutical manufacturers on a variety of liver-related conditions. His special research interests include viral hepatitis and drug induced liver injury. Dr. Lewis is committed to his patients and often cares for those dealing with very complex liver conditions, including acute liver failure, cirrhosis, and people who have failed prior treatment for hepatitis B and C.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Gallstones
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Transrectal Ultrasound
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- 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
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- 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
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- 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 (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Parasites
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lactose Intolerance
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Malnutrition
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Postoperative Ileus
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
- Whipple Disease
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Liver Biopsy
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatic Cyst Drainage
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Main Bldg 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: George Washington University Hospital (1980)
Residency: Kings County Hospital Center (1978)
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine (1976)
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1975)
Awards
- Georgetown University Hospital Gastroenterology Fellows Award for excellence in teaching
- Residents and Fellows Best Doctors in America
- AMA Physician's Recognition Award
- Elected to Fellowship in the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Physicians
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Sarges P, Steinberg JM, Lewis JH. Drug-induced liver injury: highlights from a review of the 2015 literature. Drug Safety 2016 DOI 10.1007/s40264-016-0427-8.
- Stine JG, Lewis JH. Current and future directions in the treatment and prevention of drug-induced liver injury: a systematic review. Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2016; 10(4): 517-36.
- Lewis JH. The art and science of diagnosing and managing DILI in 2015 and beyond. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2015; 13 (12): 2173-89.
- Hahn KJ, Morales SJ, Lewis JH. Enoxaparin induced liver injury: Case report and review of the literature and the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Drug Safety Case Reports 2015; 2:17.
- Baba TR, Lewis JH. Comparison of four different colonic bowel preps in 3595 patients at a university center: a real life experience. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research. 2016 June; 5(3): 2077-2081.