Filipa Andrea Ligeiro, MD| Transplant Surgery, Gastroenterology | 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
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Network OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2017)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (2011)