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Specialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: Tagalog, English
410-657-1957
About me
Jose Parungao, MD, is a gastroenterologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of digestive disorders, applying the latest medical approaches and technologies to optimize outcomes for his patients. He holds special interest in colorectal cancer screening and hepatobiliary disorders, and received specialized training in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), during his medical training.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Parungao worked as a staff gastroenterologist at United Medical Center in Washington D.C. In addition to his clinical practice, he has devoted time to medical research in his field, publishing articles in numerous industry publications and presenting abstracts at several national conferences, with focus on the progression and continued advancement of care for patients with gastrointestinal diseases and disorders.
Dr. Parungao is certified in both gastroenterology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Additionally, he is fluent in both English and Filipino/Tagalog.
“I love being able to participate in my patients’ health improvement and well-being as a lifelong partner. Gastroenterology allows me to facilitate and innovate the endoscopic skills and techniques I learned during my training, and practice them to help my patients reach their goals.“—Dr. Jose Parungao
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Dysphagia
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Intestinal Dysmotility
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive 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
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Treatment For H. Pylori
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct With Stent
- Diverticulosis Treatment
- EGD With Biopsy
- Endoscopic Biliary Ductal System Catheterization
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pancreatic Ductal System Catheterization
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Biopsy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Calculi Removal
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Ercp With Balloon Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Fluoroscopy Of Bile Ducts
- Fluoroscopy Of Stomach
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Test
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastroparesis Treatment
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hepatobiliary Duct Inspection
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Ileoscopy With Biopsy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Infusion Therapy For Ulcerative Colitis
- Intravenous Antibiotic Administration
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Melena Treatment
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Pancreatic Cyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Insufficiency Treatment
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Unlisted Small Intestine Procedure
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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
- Beech Street PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Network OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Ascension Providence Hospital - Southfield Campus (2016)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Martin Surgery Center (2013)
Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- John Benjamin Nichols Award - Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC), 2019
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Parungao JM, Reyes C, Jackson N, Roizen N, Piper M. Factors Influencing the Adequacy of Bowel Preparation in Patients With Developmental Disabilities. Gastroenterology Res. 2018 Dec;11(6):416-421.
Haidar A, Kaur S, Jackson N, Parungao JM, Piper M, Cutler A. Medical Treatment for Microscopic Colitis: A Community Hospital’s Experience. Gastroenterology Res. 2017 Dec;10(6):329-333.
Parungao JM, Hanouneh IA, John B, Alkhouri N, Zein N. Genetics and hepatitis C: It’s good to be ‘CC’. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Feb;82(2):97-104.
Kochhar G, Navaneethan U, Hartman J, Parungao JM, Gupta R, Lopez R, Kapoor B, Mehta P, Sanaka M. Comparative Effectiveness Study of Endoscopy vs. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in the Management of Gastric Variceal Bleeding. Gastroenterol. Rep. (2015) 3 (1): 75-82
Kochhar G, Navaneethan U, Parungao JM, Hartman J, Gupta R, Lopez R, McCullough AJ, Kapoor B, Shen B. Impact of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt on Postcolectomy Complications in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 2014 Dec 16.
Arora Z, Parungao JM, Lopez R, Heinlein C, Santisi J, Birgisson S. Clinical Utility of Wireless Motility Capsule in Patients with Suspected Multiregional Gastrointestinal Dysmotility. Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Nov 16.
Kochhar G, Parungao JM, Hanouneh IA, Parsi MA. Biliary complications following liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol. 2013 May 21;19(19):2841-6.