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
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Infection After Transplant
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Failure Due To Toxins
- Liver Scarring
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Metastatic Carcinoma To Liver
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
- Variceal Bleeding
- 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 Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Function Testing
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Mass Treatment
- Liver Necrosis Treatment
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Social Work Consultation
- Transplant Evaluation
Practice locations
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9000 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 120
Baltimore, MD, 21237
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2017)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (2011)