Stephanie Danielle Schaefer, PA-C| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Ampullectomy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- Helicobacter Pylori
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Bloating
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Amylase Blood Test
- Abnormal Liver Function Blood Test
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Cancer
- Anemia
- 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
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hematemesis
- Hemorrhoids
- 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
- Nausea
- 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
- Stomach Cramps
- Swallowing Problem
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Screening
- 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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Open HMO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Open POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Prime
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Opoen HMO Option
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant
Graduate Education: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2020)