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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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
9000 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 120
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
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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)