Firas H. Al-Kawas, MD

Professor and Chief of Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine

Specialties

Primary Specialty: 

Gastroenterology

Secondary Specialty: 

Pancreato-Biliary disease

Special Interests

• Interventional endoscopy
• Early GI cancer/Barrett’s esophagus
• Pancreato-biliary endoscopy/ ERCP/cholangioscopy, and sphincter of Oddi manometry
• Endoscopic mucosal resection/polypectomy

Education

Medical School:

Damascus University, Syria, 1974

Internship:

Georgetown University Medical Division at D.C. General Hospital, 1977

Residency:

Georgetown University Medical Center at D.C. General Hospital, 1979

Fellowship:

VA Medical Center, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 1981

Certification(s):

Internal Medicine, 1979
Gastroenterology, 1983

Awards

• Washingtonian Magazine – Top Gastroenterology Doctors Award – 2012 Read More >

Profile Information

Languages: Arabic, French

Contact/Office Information

1-202-444-1670
1-877-303-1462

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Rd., NW
Main Hospital Building
Second Floor, M2025
Washington, DC 20007

Department Web Pages:

• Gastroenterology
• Pancreatic Diseases

Additional Information