Paolo Lino Peghini, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Paolo L. Peghini, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who recently joined MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. Committed to delivering evidence-based medical care, Dr. Peghini treats adults with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions including reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, and liver disease.
Philosophy of Care
“Every patient is unique and there are different approaches to problems. I work closely with patients to find the best treatment pathway for their individual needs using a patient-centered, evidence-based approach.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Bile Duct Stones
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Enterectomy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Pancreatitis
- Stent Placement
- Transrectal Ultrasound
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Fissures
- Anoscopy
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Ascites
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bladder Diverticulum
- Bowel Obstruction
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- Candidiasis
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Congenital Malformations Of Esophagus
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Endoscopic Ampullectomy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- General Symptoms
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Transplantation
- Malabsorption
- Myocarditis
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Benign Conditions (E.G. PANCREATITIS, PANCREATIC CYSTS)
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Failure
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Pediatric Celiac Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Ulcers
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Small Intestine Diseases
- Splenectomy
- Steatohepatitis
- Stomach Cancer
- Swallowing Disorders
- Throat Pain
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Hepatitis
- Wilson Disease
Procedures I perform
- Ascending Colectomy
- Autopsy Pathology Examination
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Dilation Of Gastrointestinal Stricture
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pancreatic Function Test
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Barrett's Esophagus
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Gastric Cancer
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Endoscopic Ultrasound With Fine Needle Injection
- Enterectomy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Esophagus
- Excision Of Large Intestine
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Surveillance
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Hormone Measurement
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lower Esophagus Excision
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stent Placement
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Transverse Colectomy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Venous Access Device Removal
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
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2000)
Residency: Graduate Hospital (1996)
Residency: Kantonsspital of Basel Switzerland (1993)
Residency: University Hospital Zurich (1991)
Medical School: Universitat Zurich (1989)