Shailaja Jamma, MD

Shailaja  Jamma, MD

Shailaja Jamma, MD

Gastroenterology
Accepting New Patients
Video Visits Available

About Dr. Shailaja Jamma

Dr. Shailaja Jamma is a board certified and fellowship trained gastroenterologist. She specializes in disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

Dr. Jamma earned her medical degree from Gandhi Medical College in Hyderabad, India. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois. She also completed her Research Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts and her Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.


Dr. Jamma's clinical interests include anemia (obscure GI bleeds), abnormal liver tests and hepatitis, celiac disease, colon cancer screening, gastroesophageal reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease (Chron's disease and ulcerative colitis) and irritable bowel syndrome (diarrhea and constipation). 

Dr. Jamma also performs the following procedures: EGD/upper endoscopy, colonoscopies, capsule endoscopy, small bowel enteroscopy and single and double balloon enteroscopy. 

Clinical Interests

• Anemia (obscure GI bleed)
• Abnormal liver tests and hepatitis
• Celiac disease
• Colon cancer screening
• Gastric disorders
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)
• Irritable bowel syndrome (diarrhea and constipation)

Accepted Insurance Plans

  • Aetna Affordable Health Choices
  • Aetna Choice POS / Open Choice
  • Aetna Common Spirit Health KelseyCare
  • Aetna Common Spirit Minimum Value Plan
  • Aetna EPO
  • Aetna Health Network
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna International
  • Aetna Managed Choice / Elect Choice
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Aetna Open Access
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna PPO
  • Aetna QPOS
  • Aetna Select
  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • Aetna Signature Administrators Allied Benefits
  • Aetna Signature Administrators CoreSource
  • Aetna Signature Administrators TX Annual Conf of UMC
  • Aetna Student Health
  • Aetna Transplant
  • Aetna Workers' Comp
  • All Saver/United Healthcare
  • BCBS Federal EMPL PPO-TX, IL, OK, NM, MT
  • Beech Street PPO
  • Best Doctors International
  • Blue Choice POS
  • Blue Choice PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage PPO/UT Care
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • Blue Edge
  • Blue Essentials
  • Blue Essentials Access
  • Cigna Allegiance Houston Methodist Employee Medical Plan
  • Cigna Allegiance OAP
  • Cigna Allegiance PPO
  • Cigna APWU
  • Cigna Choice Fund
  • Cigna EPO
  • Cigna Global Health Benefits (International)
  • Cigna Great West
  • Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage HMO
  • Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna Indemnity
  • Cigna LocalPlus
  • Cigna NALC
  • Cigna Network
  • Cigna Network Open Access
  • Cigna Open Access
  • Cigna Open Access Plus (OAP)
  • Cigna POS
  • Cigna PPO
  • Cigna Qualcare
  • Cigna Shared Administration OAP
  • Cigna Shared Administration PPO
  • Cigna SureFit
  • Community Health Choice Marketplace-Silver & Gold
  • Community Health Choice Medicare Advantage HMO DSNP
  • Coventry PPO
  • DEVOTED HEALTH CORE GREATER HOUSTON HMO
  • DEVOTED HEALTH PRIME GREATER HOUSTON HMO
  • Entrust/90 Degree EDI Payer ID# 36878
  • Evolutions HealthCare PPO
  • First Health PPO
  • Galaxy Health Network PPO
  • GeoBlue
  • HAA Preferred Partners (International)
  • HealthSmart Accel PPO
  • HealthSmart Payors Organization
  • HealthSmart PPO
  • HMO Blue
  • Humana HMO / EPO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus/Choice
  • Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Humana Military TRICARE-East Region
  • Humana Natl POS Open Access
  • Humana POS & Preferred POS
  • Humana PPO & Preferred PPO
  • Humana/ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
  • Independent Medical Systems PPO (IMS)
  • Medica Choice with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
  • Medicare
  • Medicare Railroad
  • Molina Dual Options StarPlus MMP
  • Molina Marketplace Exchange
  • Molina Medicare Complete Care HMO SNP
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • National Preferred Provider Network PPO (NPPN)
  • Olympus Managed Care (International)
  • Oscar Easy Care Medicare Advantage
  • PHCS Healthy Directions
  • PHCS PPO
  • Provider Select PPO
  • TexanPlus/Wellcare Medicare Advantage
  • Three Rivers Provider Network
  • TRS-ActiveCare 2 Group 385002
  • TRS-ActiveCare Fully Insured Plan-South Texas Region Group 295430
  • TRS-ActiveCare Fully Insured Plan-West Texas Region Group 295781
  • TRS-ActiveCare HD Group 385000
  • TRS-ActiveCare Primary Group 385003
  • TRS-ActiveCare Primary Plus Group 385001
  • TRS-Care Medicare Advantage
  • TRS-Care Standard ALT A I Group 485002
  • TRS-Care Standard ALT A II Group 485003
  • TRS-Care Standard ALT B I Group 485005
  • TRS-Care Standard ALT B II Group 485006
  • TRS-Care Standard CMED Group 485001
  • TRS-Care Standard Group 485000
  • UMR
  • United Health Integrated Services
  • United HealthCare Community Plan Dual Complete (HMO SNP)
  • United Healthcare Nexus ACO
  • United Healthcare Plan of the River Valley
  • UnitedHealthcare Choice
  • UnitedHealthcare ChoicePlus
  • UnitedHealthcare Core
  • UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
  • UnitedHealthcare EPO
  • UnitedHealthcare Golden Rule
  • UnitedHealthcare HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare Navigate
  • UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
  • UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare Oxford
  • UnitedHealthcare POS
  • UnitedHealthcare PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare Select / ERS
  • UnitedHealthcare Student Resources
  • UnitedHealthcare West
  • UnitedHealthOne
  • US Family Health Plan
  • USA Managed Care PPO
  • WellMed AARP Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
  • WellMed AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 1 & Plan 2
  • WellMed Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
  • WellMed Medicare Advantage Patriot
  • WellMed UHC Dual Complete HMO D-SNP
  • WellMed UnitedHealthCare Dual Complete Choice (Regional PPO D-SNP)
  • WellMed UnitedHealthCare Medicare Advantage Choice (Regional PPO)
  • WellMed UnitedHealthCare Medicare Gold (Regional PPO C-SNP)
  • WellMed UnitedHealthCare Medicare Silver (Regional PPO C-SNP)
  • Wellpoint Kidney Care (HMO C-SNP)
  • Wellpoint Kidney Care (HMO-POS C-SNP)
  • Wellpoint Medicare Advantage 2 (HMO)
Insurance plans may change. Please verify your plan is accepted when scheduling an appointment.

Credentials

Board Certification
  • Gastroenterology | American Board of Internal Medicine | 2019
Gastroenterology Fellowship
  • University of Chicago
Research Fellowship in Gastroenterology
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Internal Medicine Residency
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
  • Gandhi Medical College
Affiliated Hospitals
  • Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
  • Houston Methodist West Hospital

Languages

  • English
Languages listed are spoken by doctor and/or office staff.

FAQ

Can I book an appointment with Dr. Shailaja Jamma?
Yes. Please contact the physician's office directly at 713.234.5872 to schedule an appointment or call 713.790.3333 for assistance in finding another doctor.
What insurance does Dr. Shailaja Jamma accept?
See all insurance plans that Dr. Shailaja Jamma accepts.
Where is Dr. Shailaja Jamma office located?
What languages does Dr. Shailaja Jamma speak?
Dr. Shailaja Jamma, or the office, speaks English.
What are Dr. Shailaja Jamma's specialties?
Dr. Shailaja Jamma is a specialist in Gastroenterology.