About me
Dr. Sukanya Subramanian is a small bowel adult transplant gastroentrologist. She specializes in small bowel transplant and intestinal rehab.
Dr. Subramanian’s areas of clinical expertise include the medical management of patients with small bowel disease, including malabsorption disorders related to mucosal disease or short gut syndrome. She has a special interest in intestinal insufficiency/failure, intestinal rehabilitation, and the management of gastrointestinal issues in patients who have undergone an intestinal transplant.
Her clinical interests include:
- Management of patients with malabsorptive disorders, including complicated inflammatory bowel disease and short bowel syndrome
- Management of patients with intestinal failure and dependence on intravenous total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
- Management of patients with intestinal insufficiency due to global motility disorders
- Management of complications of TPN
- Pre-operative evaluation and care of intestinal transplant candidates
- Post-operative medical care of intestinal and multivisceral organ transplant recipients
- Functional bowel disorders associated with organ transplantation
- Evaluation and treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)
- Clinical pharmacology (applications in IBD and transplant medicine, novel therapeutics)
Clinical areas of focus
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Intestinal Dysmotility
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anemia
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Malabsorption
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Venous Embolism
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Balloon Dilation
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Management
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Neurological Disorders Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Ileoscopy With Biopsy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intragastric Balloon Procedure
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Replacement Of Gastrostomy Tube
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Short Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Small Intestinal Endoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Drainage
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Unlisted Small Intestine Procedure
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Vomiting Management
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-3700Fax 877-680-8194
3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 410-657-1956
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 6350
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- OA Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- POS OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Navigate
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
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Education
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2009)
Residency: University of Michigan Health System (2006)
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (2003)