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Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: esophageal cancer, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), liver mass, and more.

102 Irving Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20010

(202) 877-1000

Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD is a gastroenterologist in Washington, DC specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD is affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Sentara Medical Group, Capital Digestive Care, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Health and CAPITAL DIGESTIVE CARE LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

102 Irving Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20010

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106 Irving Street Nw Suite 205
Washington, DC 20010

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2000 Pennsylvania Avenue Nw Suite 3010, Washington Dc 20006
Washington, DC

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Washington, DC 20007

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5530 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 500
Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Some issues Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD can help you with:

Anorexia

Anorexia nervosa, commonly referred to as anorexia, is a disorder where people severely restrict the types and quantity of food they eat. People with anorexia have an extreme fear of eating and gaining weight, and may perceive weight loss as a way to achieve happiness. They may repeatedly weigh themselves or engage in harmful behaviors such as excessive exercise or starvation. Those with anorexia often find themselves preoccupied with food, but unable to consume a normal amount of it, resulting in symptoms such as:

-Abnormally low BMI (body mass index)

-Vitamin deficiency

-Fatigue

-Fainting

-Amenorrhea (lack of menstruation in women)

-Emaciation

-Poor wound healing

-Anemia

-Irregular heart rhythms

Anorexia may also cause bluish discoloration of the hands, brittle and falling out hair, yellowish skin, and lanugo (fine, downy hair). These physical symptoms are frequently accompanied by altered behaviors and emotions. Those with anorexia may feel compelled to hide their weight and actions from others. For example, someone with anorexia may wear oversized or baggy clothing to conceal weight loss or may deny hunger or lie about the amount of food that he or she consumes. Some people with anorexia may withdraw from social activities and may experience irritability and depression.

People of all ages, genders, and races may be diagnosed with anorexia; however, the condition affects more women than men. There is no single known cause for anorexia, but biological, psychological, and environmental factors may play a role. Athletes who participate in certain sports that emphasize body shape and size (such as ballet, figure skating, and wrestling) may be more likely to develop anorexia.

Anorexia has two subtypes that are referred to as the restrictive type and binge-purge type.

Restrictive type is the more frequently represented form of anorexia, involving the extreme restriction of food. Binge-purge type anorexia is food restriction accompanied by episodes of binging (eating large quantities of food) and purging (vomiting). Binge-purge type anorexia differs from bulimia as people with this type of anorexia severely limit calories and purge most of what they eat and are generally underweight, while those with bulimia are in a normal weight range. Left untreated, both types of anorexia have severe and life-threatening effects on health. Anorexia can lead to heart failure and even death.

Many people do not consciously develop anorexia, and have difficulty seeking treatment. For this reason, early detection and treatment helps with long-term recovery outcomes. Treatment for anorexia can vary from therapy visits to inpatient treatment, depending on the severity of a person's anorexia. Severe anorexia is typically treated in inpatient rehabilitation facilities, where patients increase their food consumption and gain weight under medical supervision. Eating disorder specialists provide therapy sessions and oversee a physical and mental treatment plan. Outpatient programs help patients return to a healthy weight through frequent talk therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions, specialized nutrition plans, and eating disorder support groups. Anorexia treatment aims to not only restore physical health and correct negative behaviors, but to also promote psychological well-being and self-confidence.

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is the use of a special tool called a colonoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a camera on the end) to examine the inside of the colon and rectum. The tube is typically inserted anally, and it allows the physician to examine the large intestine from the inside. It may be done at any time to diagnose bowel problems, but routine colonoscopies are advised after the age of 50 to screen for colon cancer.

A colonoscopy may be performed to diagnose:

Intestinal ulcers
Polyps
Bowel cancer
An unidentified source of pain or bleeding in the intestine

Patients may be asked to drink only liquids in the days before a colonoscopy, or they may be given an enema to remove residual fecal matter. Before the exam, patients are given medication to help them relax, and then lay on their side on a table. The scope is inserted into the anus and gently moved all the way through the large intestine. Air may be pumped into the intestine to improve the view for the physician. Any polyps that are found will be removed. Then the colonoscope will be withdrawn. A colonoscopy is not usually painful, but patients may feel some bloating or have some cramps right afterward. If patients have polyps removed, they might experience a small amount of bleeding. Any side effects should go away within a few hours.

Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

anastomosis	18
blood draw	59
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	220
doctor visit	531
esophageal dilation	23
gastrointestinal procedures	378
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333
lab tests	12
minimally invasive procedures	378
preventive care	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	220

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	286
Hispanic	92
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	61
Less than 65	111

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	288
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	76
Less than 65	95

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

anastomosis	28
blood draw	40
catheterization	28
diagnostic procedures	207
doctor visit	477
esophageal dilation	25
gastrointestinal procedures	336
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261
minimally invasive procedures	336
preventive care	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	207

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	542
Hispanic	188
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	132
Less than 65	190

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

anastomosis	14
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	217
doctor visit	339
gastrointestinal procedures	276
hospital care	283
inpatient care	283
minimally invasive procedures	276
preventive care	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	217

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	223
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	62
Less than 65	91

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

diagnostic procedures	191
doctor visit	358
esophageal dilation	13
gastrointestinal procedures	257
hospital care	276
inpatient care	276
minimally invasive procedures	257
preventive care	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	191

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	229
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	52
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

diagnostic procedures	178
doctor visit	371
gastrointestinal procedures	225
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243
minimally invasive procedures	225
preventive care	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	178

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	208
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	44
Less than 65	70

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	199
doctor visit	406
gastrointestinal procedures	244
hospital care	254
inpatient care	254
minimally invasive procedures	244
preventive care	48
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	199

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	245
Hispanic	99
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	60
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

diagnostic procedures	130
doctor visit	272
gastrointestinal procedures	146
hospital care	289
inpatient care	289
minimally invasive procedures	146
preventive care	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	130

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	154
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	56
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	303
doctor visit	581
gastrointestinal procedures	396
hospital care	235
inpatient care	235
minimally invasive procedures	396
preventive care	83
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	303

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Washington, DC were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and gastrointestinal procedures.

anastomosis	20
blood draw	47
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	206
doctor visit	428
esophageal dilation	20
gastrointestinal procedures	289
hospital care	289
inpatient care	289
lab tests	12
minimally invasive procedures	289
preventive care	48
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	206

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD.

**Gender**
Female	276
Male	179

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	217
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	143
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	52
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	54
75 to 84	134
Less than 65	74
65 to 74	193

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	13
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Georgetown University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Sentara Medical Group

Capital Digestive Care

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MedStar Health

CAPITAL DIGESTIVE CARE LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Julio Alejandro Salcedo, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$927 Creon $440	Humira $241	Mavyret $115	Viekira $101	$30
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$846 XIFAXAN $460	Trulance $223	APRISO $102	XIFIXAN $29	Uceris $21	Other $11
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$709 STELARA $533	SIMPONI $96	REMICADE $31	OLYSIO $21	SIMPONI ARIA $18	Other $11
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$494 AMITIZA $289	ENTYVIO $205
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$340 AMITIZA $233	ENTYVIO $83	Dexilant $24
Other	$4,411 ZEPOSIA $345	DUPIXENT $339	LINZESS $321	Cimzia $197	FUJIFILM $196	Other $3,012

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,548
Consulting Fee	$100
Education	$78

Biography

Dr. Julio Salcedo's specialty is adult gastroenterology. He speaks Spanish. Dr. Salcedo's areas of expertise include achalasia, pernicious anemia, and ischemic colitis. He is affiliated with Capital Digestive Care, Sibley Memorial Hospital, and Sentara Medical Group. After attending Georgetown University School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at Georgetown University Medical Center.