Dr. Suresh Gupta
Internal Medicine
Silver Spring, MD
45 years experience male
Locations
Suresh K Gupta MD
Silver Spring, MD
Address
Forest Glen Medical Center, 9801 Georgia Avenue, Suite 220, Silver Spring, MD, United States
DirectionsMy office hours
Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Insurances accepted
United HealthCare Insurance Company
About
Bio
A Practicing Physician in Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, in Metropolitan Washington DC area. Area of interest mostly Acute Care Hospital Medicine & Office Based Medicine. Active at Montgomery County, Maryland State & Federal level in United States.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Internal Medicine
Geriatrics
Licenses
United States: Maryland
Languages spoken
English, Hindi
Doctor Q&A
32 Answers
19 Agrees
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A 92-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Crestor (rosuvastatin) Stroke: To a 90 old, who has paid her dues, with hypertension, hyperlipidemia & stroke. I feel, there is no need to give crestor (rosuvastatin). There is more... Read More
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
GI Symptoms with UTI: Any antibiotics taken for infections, does disturb/ alter gastro intestinal flora. Strong antibiotics does cause gastric upset. By their action on int... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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COPD Vascular Diseas: Patient with advanced copd, if due to nicotine abuse, usually the case, will have micro vascular disease, all over. It is a systemic disease. Hence fo... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Eye Bags Kidney: Interesting. Usually, they called them eye bags, a sign of poor sleep. I am not convinced with that. In my view, it is a sign of kidney disease. Get c... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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MG & Mastinon: In myasthenia grevis, 60 mg per day of mastinon is low dose, i think. Starting dose will be from 60 mg, three times a day then go up to 120 mg tid per... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Flea bite MRSA : My answer is no. Flea bites, does not usually transmit mrsa, which is normally air borne, contracted thru nose inhalation. Wear protective face masks.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Hidra-Adenitis : Shaving pubic hair, could do that. Usually, it is the hair root infection due to shaving. In stead if shaving, just clip pubic hair carefully, this wi... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Sodium Dehydration: Elevated sodium suddenly, in an elderly, is usually due to dehydration or poor PO intake. Also, it results from an occult infection, for example urina... Read More
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A 65-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
BPH Antihistamines: Chronic sinusitis in a 60 plus years old male with bph. Antihistamine drugs are vaso constrictors, hence forth will make BPH symptoms worse. There are... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Osteoporosis: Calcium Gluconate or Calcium Carbonate will be preferred Calcium replacements, I feel.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Urticaria: Lesions after itching, probably an Urticaria. Treatment is simple and usually resolves.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Menstrual Period: It is not the date but the days. 28 days, each cycle. Normally, a regular menstrual period comes after every 28 days.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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CKD RPGN: Rapid decline of egfr from 68 in september to 55 in january, in a young 40 years old, suggestive of rapid progressive glomerulo-nephropathy rpgn . Nee... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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ENT Biopsy: Diagnosis, can be established after being seen by an ENT & an endoscopy with biopsy.
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Colitis Sigmoidoscop: 89 years old male on prilosec, zoloft & flomax (tamsulosin). Medicines have no relation to complaints. Having a clear odorless liquid discharge. Since... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Grey Hair Young Age: I find it very common to have grey hair, at young age in america. At age 26, when i moved to usa, within a year, i started to notice grey hair. Why it... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Resistant UTI: I am not clear whether a urine culture was done. Taking an antibiotic does not mean, infection will go away. Infection, could be resistant to the anti... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Sebaceous Cysts : Probably Sebaceous cysts, the ones not painful. The one painful is probably an Infected Sebaceous cyst. I think.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Left sided Colitis : Left sided pain with bloody stools, is sort of colon inflammation, Colitis. Diabetic status, is not helping, but hurting the condition. ? Any fever ? ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Chronic Tonsillitis: Probably has Chronic Tonsillitis or an Acute Strep throat. A course of antibiotics and salt water gargles, initially, would be the approach. I think.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
BPH PSA : Normal psa is usually below 4.0 prostate enlarges with age, so psa is proporionate to prostste size. So, psa of 8.0 might be normal for 77 years old. ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Headache MRI: A throbbing headache with eye complaints, with no relief. I recommend a MRI of brain with special attention to right eye. Looking for a vascular malfo... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Doctor Find IMG: You are in need of a international medical graduate physician in palo alto ca. There are plenty of them, out there. Also, a lot many doctors from indi... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Sex BCP Pregnancy: Sex, three days after periods, off pills, chances of pregnancy are low, i think.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Alcoholic Liver: An alcoholic binge, may cause alcoholic hepatitis initially. And this is reversible, if alcohol is stopped. But if alcohol use/ abuse continued, it wi... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Epidydmitisis Pain: Young man with symptoms of urethritis, i guess sexually active. Probably developed an infection, urethritis. Later it went to scrotum & adjoining orga... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Itch Penis Rash : Itching inside the penis, on the hood or around it, probably candida. Diagnosis, balano-posthitis. Nothing serious. Shall get better, after being seen... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Side effects YES: Clarithromycin is not a good option for heart patients and also not a drug of choice for Sinusitis. It has a lot of side effects with cardiac drugs. M... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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PBC Elevated LFT's: Primary biliary cirrhosis (pbc) itself is a terminal cirrhotic state of liver, requiring liver transplant. There is not much ast & alt enzymes left in... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Acute Gall Bladder: I feel this relates to your gall bladder symptoms. Get a check up and have your blood tests done along with a Sonogram of Abdomen. You might need medi... Read More
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A 53-year-old male asked:
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Atrial Fibrillation : It sure sounds like Atrial Fibrillation, in a 53 years old male. Not related to Esophagus, probably. It is not Esophagitis, probably. Needs to be eval... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Canker Sore Aphthous: A usual presentation of an aphthous ulcer or a canker sore. Not a typical presentation of cancer, in this area. Common in pipe smokers or tobacco chew... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Gupta is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Gupta is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This saved my life. Thank You! hi....sir i am speech proble...so help and tips souation........plez..
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Thanks for your quick reply! I do drink pretty of fluids and crunch ice a lot daily.
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Osmania University, Kakatiya Medical College, India,1978
Graduated 1978MD
Residency
PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITAL CENTER
Awards
Fellow, Fedeation of State Medical Boards
Montgomery County Maryland Human Rights Hall of Fame 2010
Most Influential, Third Place, Takoma Park, MD - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Federation of State Medical Boards
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