--- title: "Dr. Robert Osterhoff | Gastroenterologist in Burlingame, CA" description: "Dr. Robert Osterhoff, M.D. practices Gastroenterology in Burlingame, CA. Accepting new patients." url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-robert-osterhoff-1046242094" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Find a provider](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider) / 3. Robert Osterhoff, M.D. ![Robert Osterhoff, M.D.](https://dyn.mktgcdn.com/p/eNwxnxzBXa7NWHf7If83pVVdH0WPz94_e2PtCxn1i-Q/fit=crop,gravity=auto,dpr=2,width=230,height=230) 4.9/5 [(302 ratings)](https://www.sutterhealth.org/star-ratings) # Robert Osterhoff, M.D. ## Gastroenterology - Accepting new patients [1501 Trousdale DriveBuilding B, 2nd FloorBurlingame, CA 94010](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=1501+Trousdale+Drive+Burlingame%2C+CA+94010+US) ## Schedule appointment [650-652-8480](tel:+16506528480) Jump to: - [About](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-robert-osterhoff-1046242094#provider-about) - [Insurance](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-robert-osterhoff-1046242094#provider-health-plans) - [Locations](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-robert-osterhoff-1046242094#provider-locations) - [Services](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-robert-osterhoff-1046242094#provider-services) ## About Dr. Osterhoff Languages English and Spanish Gender Male Ages treated 16 + years Uses [My Health Online](https://www.sutterhealth.org/patient-resources/my-health-online) for scheduling and messaging ### Approach to care I am committed to the prevention, early detection, and treatment of a variety of gastrointestinal diseases. I care deeply about each of my patients. I believe it is important to keep pace with advances in medicine and to use scientific evidence and experience to guide individualized decisions. Overall I emphasize patient education and shared decision making to individualize care in accordance with each patient's goals and attitudes about their health. I try to avoid unnecessary over treatment and to not only treat disease but to focus on the promotion of wellness. ### Professional highlights American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology. ### Outside of medicine Outside of Medicine, Dr. Osterhoff is married with one daughter. He lives in San Francisco and enjoys biking, camping, and hiking. ## Education and training **Medical school:** Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston **Internship:** UCSF **Residency:** UCSF **Fellowship:** UCSF ## Board certifications - Gastroenterology ## Affiliations ### Hospitals - Sutter Mills Peninsula Medical Center ### Medical groups - Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group ### Other - Mills-Peninsula Division - Surgery Center Division ## Accepted insurance Search plan or carrier name **Aetna (20 plans)** ### Aetna - Aetna Choice POS II - Aetna Select EPO - Aetna Select Open Access - Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA) - Aetna Student Health Program - Aetna Value Network HMO (AVN) - Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA) - Health Fund POS - HMO - HMO Deductible Plans - Managed Choice POS - National Advantage Plan (NAP) - Open Access Elect Choice EPO - Open Access Managed Choice POS - Open Choice PPO - Quality Point of Service (QPOS) - Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) - Copay Plan - Open Access Aetna Select - Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) ACA High Deductible Health Plan POS II (ACA HDHP-POS II) - Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) High Deductible Health Plan POS II (HDHP POS II) - Traditional Choice **Alignment (4 plans)** ### Alignment - Alignment Health Plan My Choice (Medicare Advantage PPO) - Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (Medicare Advantage HMO) - Retiree Options (Medicare Advantage HMO) - Retiree Options (Medicare Advantage PPO) **Anthem Blue Cross of California (21 plans)** ### Anthem Blue Cross of California - Advantage HMO - Advantage PPO (Tier 1) - Anthem Blue Cross HMO Saver Small Group Plan - Anthem Blue Cross HMO, also sometimes known as California Care or Rural Cal Care (includes CalPERS Traditional HMO) - Anthem Blue Cross HMO/POS (California Care Plus) - Anthem Blue Cross Individual and Family EPO Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum-Covered California (Pathway - EPO) - Anthem Blue Cross Individual HMO (also sometimes known as California Care) - Anthem Blue Cross Small Group HMO (also sometimes known as California Care) - Anthem Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum PPO (Prudent Buyer Plan) - Anthem High Performance Narrow Network - Anthem Medicare Preferred PPO Medicare Advantage Plans for Group Retirees - Behavioral Health Program - BlueCard - CareAdvocate PPO - Direct Access - Federal Employee Program (FEP) - PPO - GeoBlue - Indemnity - Managed Care Services - My Choice PPO - SmartSense **Blue Shield of California (24 plans)** ### Blue Shield of California - Active Choice PPO - Administrative Services Only (ASO) - Self-Funded PPO - Blue Shield $0 Cost Share PPO (IFP) - Blue Shield Access+ HMO CalPERS Limited Network - Blue Shield Access+ HMO Plan - Blue Shield Added Advantage POS (Point-Of-Service) Plan**Note:** - PPO Benefit Level - Blue Shield Bronze PPO (IFP & Small Group) - Blue Shield CalPERS EPO - Blue Shield CalPERS Medicare (PPO) Employer Group Medicare Advantage - Blue Shield Gold PPO (IFP & Small Group) - Blue Shield Life and Health Insurance Company - Blue Shield Medicare (PPO) Employer Group Medicare Advantage - Blue Shield Minimum Coverage PPO (IFP) - Blue Shield of California PPO/EPO (aka Full Network PPO/EPO) - Blue Shield Platinum PPO (IFP & Small Group) - Blue Shield Silver PPO (IFP & Small Group) - BlueCard Plan - Federal Employee Program - PPO**Note:** - FEP accesses Anthem Blue Cross for Hospital Providers - Indemnity - PERS Platinum PPO - Shared Advantage - PPO/EPO and Shared Advantage Plus - PPO/EPO (Full Network PPO) - UC Care PPO - University of California HealthSavings+ - Vital Shield 900 Plans Coverage can vary, so we suggest confirming with your health plan and provider’s office before your visit. ## Care locations [Burlingame Center](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-location/facility/burlingame-center-1043247172) 1501 Trousdale Drive Building B, 2nd Floor Burlingame, CA 94010 [Get directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=1501+Trousdale+Drive+Burlingame%2C+CA+94010+US) [650-652-8480](tel:+16506528480) Sunday Closed Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday Closed **View additional hours** Sunday Closed Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday Closed ## Areas of expertise Explore the services and treatments this provider may offer. **Clinical expertise** ### Procedures - Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy - Colorectal Cancer Screening - GERD Treatment - [Interventional endoscopy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/complex-interventional-endoscopy) ### Conditions - Anal Cancer - [Colon cancer](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/colorectal-cancer) - GERD - Ileitis - Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ## Related services offered by Sutter - [Colonoscopy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/colonoscopy) - [Colorectal cancer](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/colorectal-cancer) - [Complex interventional endoscopy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/complex-interventional-endoscopy) - [Endoscopy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/endoscopy) - [Gastroenterology](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/gastroenterology) - [Gastroenterology evaluation and diagnostic](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/gastroenterology-evaluation-diagnostic) - [Gastrointestinal cancer](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/gastrointestinal-cancer) ## From Dr. Osterhoff [Health Q&A ### Recovering From Celiac Disease I've been on a gluten-free diet for a year. Does that mean that the "fingers" in my small intestine are back to normal? I still have problems with eating too much fiber at one time, causing looser and somewhat urgent bowel movements the next morning. ](https://www.sutterhealth.org/ask-an-expert/answers/recovering-from-celiac-disease-1051061466) ## Similar providers nearby [View all](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider-results?facets=%5B%7B%22i%22%3A%22c_providerSpecialties.specialty.name%22%2C%22v%22%3A%5B%22Gastroenterology%22%5D%7D%5D&limit=10&staticFilters=%5B%7B%22displayName%22%3A%22Sutter+Health+provider%22%2C%22selected%22%3Atrue%2C%22filter%22%3A%7B%22kind%22%3A%22fieldValue%22%2C%22fieldId%22%3A%22c_providerIsSutterHealth%22%2C%22matcher%22%3A%22%24eq%22%2C%22value%22%3Atrue%7D%7D%2C%7B%22displayName%22%3A%22Near%3A+Burlingame+Center%22%2C%22selected%22%3Atrue%2C%22filter%22%3A%7B%22kind%22%3A%22fieldValue%22%2C%22fieldId%22%3A%22c_offices.officeOrFacility.builtin.location%22%2C%22matcher%22%3A%22%24near%22%2C%22value%22%3A%7B%22lat%22%3A37.59223071053103%2C%22lng%22%3A-122.3825319808838%2C%22radius%22%3A16093%7D%7D%7D%5D&verticalKey=healthcare_professionals) - ![Katherine Wong](https://dyn.mktgcdn.com/p/DT9kvfCE9waW0Oe58eU17RddkmzPzfq5WiTxTOv7zgM/fit=crop,gravity=auto,dpr=2,width=230,height=230) ### [Katherine Wong, M.D.](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-katherine-wong-1046248775) (293) 1501 Trousdale Drive Building B Burlingame, CA 94010 [Get directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=1501+Trousdale+Drive+Burlingame%2C+CA+94010+US) [650-652-8480](tel:+16506528480) #### Gastroenterology - Accepting new patients - ![Prachi S. 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