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Best Gastroenterology Doctors in Bethesda & Montgomery County (2026)

Digestive-health experts handling colon cancer screening, IBD, liver disease, and advanced endoscopy. Our editorial team ranks these 3 doctors on credentials, training, peer recognition, and verified patient-review data.

  1. Ajay Bakhshi, MD

    3.7 (31)

    Gastroenterology Bethesda

    A credential-strong GI pick, Chair of Gastroenterology at Holy Cross and Suburban, especially for colon cancer prevention, IBD, and advanced endoscopy.

    Board certified Washingtonian Top Doctor
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  2. Gastroenterology Rockville · North Bethesda

    An Amharic-speaking gastroenterologist and hepatologist, board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, with fellowship training at Howard and focused liver training at Johns Hopkins.

    Board certified Accepting patients
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  3. Joyce M. Koh, MD

    4.9 (113)

    Gastroenterology Silver Spring

    A Johns Hopkins–trained gastroenterologist at Montgomery Gastroenterology in Silver Spring, praised by patients for a thorough, compassionate approach and a 4.91-star Zocdoc rating across 113 reviews.

    Board certified
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By the numbers

3
doctors in our registry — 2% of all 139

Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of July 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. How we build this list.

Where they trained

The 2 doctors whose medical school we could place studied at 2 institutions in 2 countries — 1 (50%) trained outside the United States.

2 institutions attended by doctors, grouped by country and ranked by how many of them trained there.

Ethiopia1 doctor

  • Jimma UniversityJimma, Oromia1 doctor

United States1 doctor

  • Penn State College of MedicineHershey, PA1 doctor

Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of July 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. Based on the 2 of 3 profiles whose medical school we could identify; 1 record none. How we build this list.