Samer Charbel, DMSc MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Samer Charbel, MD, FACP, FACG
Chairman of Gastroenterology, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Dr. Samer Charbel is a board-certified, fellowship-trained gastroenterologist. His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Gallbladder and Biliary Diseases
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention
- Celiac Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Dr. Charbel has extensive training and experience in various areas of gastroenterology including advanced biliary endoscopy. He’s also skilled in-patient safety, clinical research, and medical education. In addition, he is a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American College of Physicians, and a member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Philosophy of care
“I treat every patient as a family member or a friend. I strive to provide cutting edge, evidence-based medicine in a very compassionate atmosphere. I am a firm believer that taking time to listen carefully to the patient is extremely important to get to root of their problems and provide the highest level of quality medical care. I always keep in mind that the patients will never forget how we make them feel. I enjoy what I do and it’s very rewarding to me to see the dramatic impacts that I make in peoples’ lives.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Ercp With Sphincterotomy
- Gallstones
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Rectal Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Variceal Band Ligation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Barrett's Esophagus
- 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
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diabetic Gastroparesis
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Esophagus Diseases
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Lower Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Rectal Ulcers
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation
- Endoscopic Biliary Ductal System Catheterization
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Diagnostic Common Bile Duct Excision
- Endoscopic Injection Therapy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Photodynamic Therapy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Biopsy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Calculi Destruction
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Calculi Removal
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Ercp With Sphincterotomy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Laser Therapy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Fluoroscopy Of Bile Ducts
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Mucosal Ablation
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hernia Repair
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Liver Biopsy
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pouchitis Treatment
- Rectal Biopsy
- Sclerotherapy For Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Sphincterotomy
- Stomach Biopsy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Vitamin Deficiency Treatment
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
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Navigate
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- POS OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- OA Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Wake Forest School of Medicine (2009)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2006)
Medical School: Universite Saint-Joseph (2002)