About me
Angelica Nocerino, MD, is a fellowship-trained gastroenterologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Nocerino is committed to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care and offering advanced motility testing for conditions affecting the digestive tract.
Dr. Nocerino earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her internship, residency, and fellowship in gastroenterology at Northwell Health–Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, NY, where she served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine and Chief Fellow in Gastroenterology.
Dr. Nocerino specializes in general gastroenterology as well as gastrointestinal motility disorders, with a focus on the workup of esophageal conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and swallowing disorders, including eosinophilic esophagitis, esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction, and achalasia. She utilizes advanced diagnostic technologies and physiologic motility testing to develop a precise understanding and diagnosis of esophageal disorders. Her expertise includes the use of EndoFLIP™, which measures esophageal distensibility and motility during endoscopy—making MedStar Georgetown University Hospital one of the few centers in the region to offer this technology. She also performs high-resolution esophageal manometry to assess swallowing function, as well as wireless and catheter-based pH testing to evaluate and characterize acid reflux.
In addition to esophageal conditions, Dr. Nocerino provides diagnostic evaluation for anorectal motility disorders. She performs anorectal manometry to assess the muscles involved in defecation, aiding in the diagnosis and management of conditions such as chronic constipation and fecal incontinence. She finds that using motility testing in her practice allows for a more precise understanding of the causes of common gastrointestinal conditions.
She works closely with referring providers and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated, comprehensive care. Dr. Nocerino is dedicated to tailoring treatment plans to each individual patient to enhance overall health, well-being, and quality of life.
Dr. Nocerino has been published in several peer-reviewed medical journals, including The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Digestive Diseases and Sciences, and Practical Gastroenterology, and has presented her work at national conferences.
Clinical areas of focus
- Achalasia
- Colonoscopy
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Test
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Blood In Stool
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Constipation
- Diabetic Gastroparesis
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lower Esophageal Ring
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Pain
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Vomiting Blood
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Esophageal Balloon Distension
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Test
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Paracentesis
- Thoracentesis
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- 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
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital (2021)
Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital (2018)
Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital (2017)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2014)
Graduate: Georgetown University (2010)