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