Gastroenterology
Ajay Bakhshi, MD
Gastroenterology practice (Suburban / Holy Cross affiliated)
Dr. Ajay Bakhshi is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as Chair of Gastroenterology at Holy Cross Hospital and Suburban Hospital. His profiles list ABIM certification in Gastroenterology, with prior certifications in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Allergy/Immunology.
Why patients choose Dr. Bakhshi
His departmental leadership and broad certification history make him a strong credential-based choice for digestive health. Note that third-party review scores are more mixed than his credentials, so confirming fit for your specific condition is worthwhile.
Practice focus
Colon cancer prevention and screening, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatitis, and advanced endoscopy.
Profile last fact-checked June 23, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Bakhshi compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only one we list in Bethesda
The only gastroenterology provider in our registry serving Bethesda.
The only provider we list offering colon cancer prevention
1 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name colon cancer prevention.
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. How we build this list.
Where Dr. Bakhshi sits by experience
Dr. Bakhshi finished medical school in 1974, 52 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 2 finished earlier and 132 finished later.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–1969Dr. Bakhshi1974
1970–74
2 providers finished 1970–19741975–79
4 providers finished 1975–19791980–84
13 providers finished 1980–19841985–89
12 providers finished 1985–19891990–94
14 providers finished 1990–19941995–99
27 providers finished 1995–19992000–04
20 providers finished 2000–20042005–09
19 providers finished 2005–20092010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 110 physicians we list, 2 finished medical school earlier — the median for that group is 1998.
All 12 bands
| Graduated | Providers |
|---|---|
| 1965–1969 | 1 |
| 1970–1974 — Dr. Bakhshi | 2 |
| 1975–1979 | 4 |
| 1980–1984 | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 20 |
| 2005–2009 | 19 |
| 2010–2014 | 17 |
| 2015–2019 | 4 |
| 2020–2024 | 2 |
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. Based on the 135 of 139 profiles with a graduation year we could verify against a primary source; the remaining 4 are left out rather than estimated. How we build this list.
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