Filipa Andrea Ligeiro, MD| Transplant Surgery, Transplant Hepatology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Ligeiro is board certified in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine.
Her areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Compensated and decompensated cirrhosis
- Alcohol-related liver disease
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Autoimmune and metabolic liver diseases
- Liver transplantation
- Liver tumors
She has published articles in numerous peer-reviewed journals and has been involved in educating medical students as an assistant professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, at University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Dr. Ligeiro earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her residency and fellowships in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
After witnessing her own family’s interactions with the medical system, she knows how important it is for each patient to understand what’s going on with their health. She takes the time to talk with her patients about their condition and why she recommends a treatment or medication so that they can play an active role in making medical decisions.
When she’s not working, Dr. Ligeiro enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking and baking, and knitting.
Dr. Ligeiro is fluent in Portuguese.
Clinical areas of focus
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adverse Effects Of Immunosuppressive Medications
- Amoebic Liver Abscess
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Breast Cancer
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Caroli Disease
- Choledochal Cyst
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Rejection Of Transplanted Organ
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Liver Fibrosis
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Cytomegalovirus Infection After Transplant
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infection After Transplant
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Abscess
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Failure Due To Toxins
- Liver Scarring
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Metastatic Carcinoma To Liver
- Muscle Disorders
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Variceal Bleeding
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty Of Hepatic Artery
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Ascites Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Dialysis
- Endocrinology Care
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Angioplasty
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Liver Abscess Drainage
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Drainage
- Liver Detoxification
- Liver Function Testing
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Mass Treatment
- Liver Metastases Treatment
- Liver Necrosis Treatment
- Liver Resection
- Liver Segmentectomy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Liver Tumor Embolization
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Social Work Consultation
- Transplant Evaluation
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
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Network OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2017)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (2011)