- Collagenous colitis
- Crohn's disease
- J Pouch complication
- Lymphocytic colitis
- Microscopic colitis
- Pouchitis
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)
- Colonoscopy
Meenakshi Bewtra, MD, MPH, PhD
Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Co-Section Head and Research & Education Director, Penn Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Program
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Gastroenterology, 2010
- American College of Gastroenterology, National
- American Gastroenterology Association, National
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, National
- International Academy of Health Preference Research, International
- Merging IBD Leaders Education to standardize Training, Organize Networks, and Implement EPAs (MILESTONE-IBD), International
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Mehta SJ, Nguyen P, Brophy C, Reitz C, Snider CK, Bewtra M, Lewis JD. Remote monitoring to improve engagement for patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a randomized clinical trial , Crohns Colitis 360, 8: 2026,otag076
Yang H, Dungan M, Madhu B, Beyries K, Wang X, Kilpatrick R, Chen B, Oh S, Berkowitz M, Smith D, Zhou C, Koralov SB, Axelrad J, Lengner CJ, Belle N, Bewtra M, Katona BW, Cadwell K MAIT cell enrichment in Lynch syndrome is associated with immune surveillance and colorectal cancer risk. , Gut: 2026
Lewis JD, Bewtra M, Aberra FN, Weiss A. Letter to the Editor , Am J Gastroenterol, 121: 2026,e24-e25
Mayer AS, Xiao R, Grossman A, Bewtra M, George MD, Weiss PF. Temporal Trends in and Associations With Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Prescription in Adult and Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease , Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken): 2026
Mayer AS, Xiao R, Bewtra M, George MD, Weiss PF. Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims Cohort , Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken): 2026
Tan T, Vincent M, Jain U, Deepak P; SPARC I. B. D. Investigators. Metabolomic Profiling of Fecal Samples Reveals Distinct Signatures Associated with Disease Phenotypes and Locations in Crohn's Disease , Dig Dis Sci: 2026
Mayer LS, Arnold J, Roettele F, Reuter N, Pattekar A, Ohtani T, Ribeiro MM, Siwicki R, Bruder K, Obwegs D, Stahl E, Buechel S, Roehlen N, Kolter J, Mansoori Moghadam Z, Alaswad A, Zhumalidova Z, Li G, Liu X, Li Y, Singh A, Villacorta Hidalgo J, Paraskevopoulou MD, Yajnik V, Juarez J, Ren Y, Li H, Wherry EJ, Lewis JD, Wu GD, Bewtra M, Tomov VT, Thimme R, Bengsch B, Hasselblatt P, Picelli S, Hofmann M, Sagar. Single-cell profiling reveals diverse γδ T cell subsets in ulcerative colitis , Sci Immunol, 11: 2026,eadx8474
Karakasheva TA, Martinez CM, Zhou Y, Qui J, Chen XE, Soto GE, Nettleford SK, Hix OT, Roach DM, Laguerta AM, Thadi A, Edwards RM, Aleynick D, Weinbrom S, Borodyanskaya E, Pickering OH, Fulton M, Chen CH, Peterson IV, Hagen EB, Yannuzzi IP, Haider Z, Cramer Z, Conrad MA, Li N, Bewtra M, Uzun Y, Tan K, Kelsen JR, Minn AJ, Lengner CJ, Hamilton KE. An Epigenetic Basis for Sustained Inflammatory Epithelial Progenitor Cell States in Crohn's Disease , Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol, 20: 2025,101665
Yang H, Dungan M, Beyries K, Wang X, Kilpatrick R, Chen B, Oh S, Berkowitz M, Smith D, Koralov SB, Axelrad J, Lengner CJ, Belle N, Bewtra M, Katona BW, Cadwell K. MAIT cell enrichment in Lynch syndrome is associated with immune surveillance and colorectal cancer risk , bioRxiv: 2025
Cao S, Nguyen KM, Ma K, Tan T, Yao X, Liu TC, Ayoub M, Devi J, Samaan S, Liu Y, Smith R, Silviera ML, Hunt SR, Wise PE, Mutch MG, Glasgow SC, Chapman WC Jr, Cowan ML, Ciorba MA, Colonna M, Deepak P; SPARC IBD Investigators. Revealing hyperactivated IFN-γ pathways in perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease using single-cell and spatial multi-omics , J Clin Invest, 135: 2025,e193413