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Office
1396 Piccard Dr
Rockville, MD 20850Phone+1 301-548-5700- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Arushi Defonseka, MD is a gastroenterologist in Rockville, Maryland. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia.
Education & Training
University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2011 - 2014
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2010 - Present
MD State Medical License 2014 - 2024
DC State Medical License 2016 - 2020
VA State Medical License 2011 - 2014- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsImmune-mediated colitis associated with ocrelizumab: A new safety risk.Tiffany Kim, Allen Brinker, David Croteau, Paul R Lee, Laura E Baldassari, Jessica Stevens, Alice Hughes, Juli Tomaino, Arushi deFonseka, Tara Altepeter, Cindy M Korte...> ;Multiple Sclerosis. 2023 Sep 1
- 17 citationsAntitumor Necrosis Factor-α Therapy Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Thromboembolic Events in Hospitalized Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Arushi M. deFonseka, Anne G. Tuskey, Mark R. Conaway, Brian W. Behm> ;Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 2016 Aug 1
- 10 citationsGut sensing mechanisms.Arushi deFonseka, Jonathan D. Kaunitz> ;Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2009 Nov 29
