About me
Caitlin Moore, PA-C, is a physician assistant at MedStar Health’s Center for Digestive Disease, located at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. In this role, she provides collaborative and integrated care for patients both pre- and post-operatively. She supports the Center’s colorectal surgery team in streamlining care and optimizing outcomes for patients treated in the outpatient clinic as well as for those admitted to the hospital for treatment of complex surgical issues. Additionally, Caitlin serves as the rectal cancer program coordinator.
As a clinician, Caitlin has served as a physician assistant with focus on various medical specialties. Most recently, she worked at part of the hospitalist service at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis and at UAB Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Earlier in her career, she worked at Texas Children’s Hospital in both the department of pediatric orthopedic surgery and pediatric urgent care. She also worked alongside her lifelong mentor, Jeffrey Y. Lee, MD, at his practice in Houston, Texas.
Caitlin earned a bachelor of science in neuroscience from Union College in Schenectady, New York, as well as a master of science in physician assistant studies from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She is a member of American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Philosophy of Care
“It is a privilege to work with this team of colorectal surgeons and to be recognized as an integral part of the team. I enjoy specialty care; I have opportunities every day to collaborate with the physicians, residents, and other members of the team who are committed to making a positive difference for our patients.” — Caitlin Moore, PA-C
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Blood In Stool
- Colonoscopy
- Dysphagia
- Endoscopic Ampullectomy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- Epigastric Pain
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Melena
- Rectal Bleeding
- Vomiting
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Amylase Blood Test
- Abnormal Liver Function Blood Test
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Anal Cancer
- Annular Pancreas
- Anorexia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon
- Bile Duct Mass
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Blood In Stool
- Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
- Cholangitis
- Cholecystitis
- Cholelithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyspepsia
- Dysphagia
- Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase Level
- Elevated Lipase
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Disease
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Esophageal Mass
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophageal Thickening
- Esophageal Ulcer
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Colon Cancer
- Family History Of Colon Polyps
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallbladder Polyp
- Gastric Ulcer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hematemesis
- Hiatal Hernia
- Ileitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Ischemic Bowel
- Ischemic Colitis
- Jaundice
- Left Upper Quadrant Pain
- Liver Mass
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Stomach
- Melena
- Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Obstructive Jaundice
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreas Divisum
- Pancreatic Cyst
- Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreaticobiliary Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer
- Peritonitis
- Personal History Of Colonic Polyps
- Positive Hemoccult Fecal Occult Blood Test
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Cancer
- Right Lower Quadrant Pain
- Right Upper Quadrant Pain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Endoscopic Ampullectomy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Of Large Colon Polyps
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) With Dilation
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Screening
- Gastroscopy
- Pancreas Cancer Surgery
- Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus
- Rectal Cancer Surgery
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Single Balloon Enteroscopy
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Innovation Health: POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare East Prime
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna EPO
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Navigate
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Kaiser Signature
- United Golden Rule
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- D-SNP)
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Carefirst EPO
- Tricare East Select
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Choice
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare for Life East
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- I-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Graduate: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Optometry (2016)