About me
Alireza Meighani, MD, always knew he wanted to help people. “I had asthma growing up and saw lots of doctors,” he said. “They helped me a lot with my condition and I knew I eventually wanted to help people the way they helped me.” And now as a gastroenterologist, he’s doing just that.
Dr. Meighani treats all types of gastrointestinal issues but is particularly passionate about helping people with autoimmune diseases and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). “I see a wide range of patients such as ones who are in pain from various GI disorders or patients who can’t swallow food because they have a narrowing in their esophagus. "When I can do things like dilate the esophagus so they can eat normally again or remove a pre-cancerous polyp during a screening colonoscopy, that changes patients’ lives, it motivates me."
Dr. Meighani graduated from medical school at Gulf Medical University in Dubai and completed his residency in internal medicine at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. He stayed at Henry Ford to complete his fellowship in gastroenterology, where he was selected as chief fellow. Now at MedStar Health, he says, “I love the patient population here. I’m able to really put my skills to use and help people. It’s very fulfilling.”
Dr. Meighani’s Philosophy of Care:
Dr. Meighani believes that the journey leading up to the procedure is just as important as the procedure itself. “I am very intentional about how I relate to my patients from the very beginning,” he says. That’s why he takes the time to discuss their goals and desired outcomes in both a clear and compassionate manner. These conversations allow him to consider individuals’ unique needs and circumstances when developing their treatment plans. “I always want my patients to get the best care possible, just as I would want for myself.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Colon Biopsy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Enteroscopy
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Stomach Pain Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- 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
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colon Biopsy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- EGD With Biopsy
- Electrogastrography
- Endoscopic Debridement
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Debridement
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Gastrostomy
- Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hemorrhage Control
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Rectal Biopsy
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB South Ste 205
Washington, DC, 20010
3610 King St
Ste C
Alexandria, VA, 22302
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
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University (2024)
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital (2020)
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital (2017)
Medical School: Gulf Medical University (2012)
Awards
- Henry Ford Hospital resident research award 2016-2017 Chief fellow in gastroenterology 2019-2020