About me
Rohit Satoskar, MD, is the Director of Medical Services for the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute. He is also medical director of Liver Transplantation and Associate professor in the Department of Medicine at the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute. An expert in hepatology and liver transplantation, Dr. Satoskar is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology.
He is widely published and a frequent lecturer, regionally and nationally. In addition to Dr. Satoskar's role as a clinician, teacher and researcher, he is actively involved in public policy efforts to benefit patients with liver disease. He serves in leadership positions with professional societies such as the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Liver Foundation and is a founding board member of the Global Liver Institute dedicated to collaboration and innovation in dealing with liver disease. Dr. Satoskar is highly rated by patients for explaining things well, listening carefully, and treating patients with respect, among other things. He believes in personalized care for each patient to address their particular needs and help achieve the best possible outcome and quality of life. Each patient is cared for as an individual, using the latest evidence-based medicine and technology available.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Transplantation
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Liver
- Viral Hepatitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Ascites
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Diseases Of Spleen
- Disorders Of Amino
- Gastric Varices
- Hemangioma
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Liver
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Splenectomy
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Abdominal Paracentesis With Imaging
- Abo Incompatible Liver Transplant
- Acute Liver Failure Treatment
- Adult Liver Transplant
- Amebic Liver Abscess Treatment
- Ascites Treatment
- Auxiliary Liver Transplant
- Bile Duct Cancer Surgery
- Bioartificial Liver Therapy
- Chain Liver Transplant
- Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Colonoscopy
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Domino Liver Transplantation
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Fulminant Hepatic Failure Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient Measurement
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Liver Abscess Treatment
- Liver And Pancreas Transplant
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Embolization
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Drainage
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Elastography With Ultrasound Guidance
- Liver Fibroscan
- Liver Function Testing
- Liver Fungal Infection Treatment
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Metastasis Treatment
- Liver Parasitic Infection Treatment
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplant In Adults
- Liver Transplant In Liver Cancer
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Liver Tumor Resection
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Treatment
- Split Liver Transplant
- Transjugular Liver Biopsy
- Transplant Evaluation
- Variceal Band Ligation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
3020 Hamaker Ct
Ste 501
Arlington, VA, 22031
9000 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 120
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Sentara Health
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology/Transplant Hepatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2007)
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2006)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2003)
Medical School: Medical College of Ohio (2000)
Awards
- Gastroenterology Fellows Teaching Award 2016
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration Award, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
- 1st Place, Academic Debates, American Liver Foundation, Illinois
- Microbiology and Immunology Award, Medical College of Ohio
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Satoskar R and Reau N. Potential consequences of healthcare recommendations: A focus on the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Hepatology 2013; 58:422-427.
- Nguyen P, Plotkin J, Fishbein TM, Laurin JM, Satoskar R, Shetty K, Taylor AJ. Dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation: a pooled analysis of accuracy, perioperative and long term cardiovascular prognosis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Dec;29(8):1741-8.
- Desai AP, Satoskar R, Appannagari A, Reddy KG, Te HS, Reau N, Meltzer DO, Jensen D. Co-management between hospitalist and hepatologist improves the quality of care of inpatients with chronic liver disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2014 Apr;48(4):e30-6.
- Sosin M, Nassif SR, Girlanda R, Desai CS, Satoskar R, Kallakury B, Cermak T, Fishbein T. Isolated peritoneal donor-related plasmacytoma 3 years after liver transplantation: a case report. Am J Transplant. 2014 Feb;14(2):472-6.
- Deising A and Satoskar R. MELD: Which patients fall through the cracks? Curr Hepatology Rep 2014.13:60-73.