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Specialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: English, Tagalog
410-657-1957
About me
Jose Parungao, MD, is a gastroenterologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of digestive disorders, applying the latest medical approaches and technologies to optimize outcomes for his patients. He holds special interest in colorectal cancer screening and hepatobiliary disorders, and received specialized training in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), during his medical training.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Parungao worked as a staff gastroenterologist at United Medical Center in Washington D.C. In addition to his clinical practice, he has devoted time to medical research in his field, publishing articles in numerous industry publications and presenting abstracts at several national conferences, with focus on the progression and continued advancement of care for patients with gastrointestinal diseases and disorders.
Dr. Parungao is certified in both gastroenterology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Additionally, he is fluent in both English and Filipino/Tagalog.
“I love being able to participate in my patients’ health improvement and well-being as a lifelong partner. Gastroenterology allows me to facilitate and innovate the endoscopic skills and techniques I learned during my training, and practice them to help my patients reach their goals.“—Dr. Jose Parungao
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Dysphagia
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Intestinal Dysmotility
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Itching
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Treatment For H. Pylori
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholecystostomy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct
- Dilation Of Common Hepatic Duct With Stent
- Diverticulosis Treatment
- EGD With Biopsy
- Endoscopic Biliary Ductal System Catheterization
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pancreatic Ductal System Catheterization
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Biopsy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography With Calculi Removal
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Endoscopic Treatment Of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Ercp With Balloon Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Fluoroscopy Of Bile Ducts
- Fluoroscopy Of Stomach
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Test
- Gastrointestinal Functional Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Gastroparesis Treatment
- Gastrostomy
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hepatobiliary Duct Inspection
- Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Ileoscopy With Biopsy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Infusion Therapy For Ulcerative Colitis
- Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment
- Intravenous Antibiotic Administration
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Melena Treatment
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Pancreatic Cyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Insufficiency Treatment
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Sclerotherapy Of Esophageal Varices
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of Pancreatic Duct
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Unlisted Small Intestine Procedure
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Practice locations
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1420 Key Hwy
Ste 300
Baltimore, MD, 21230-5116
810 Bestgate Rd
3rd Fl
Annapolis, MD, 21401
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 Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Ascension Providence Hospital - Southfield Campus (2016)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Martin Surgery Center (2013)
Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- John Benjamin Nichols Award - Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC), 2019
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Parungao JM, Reyes C, Jackson N, Roizen N, Piper M. Factors Influencing the Adequacy of Bowel Preparation in Patients With Developmental Disabilities. Gastroenterology Res. 2018 Dec;11(6):416-421.
Haidar A, Kaur S, Jackson N, Parungao JM, Piper M, Cutler A. Medical Treatment for Microscopic Colitis: A Community Hospital’s Experience. Gastroenterology Res. 2017 Dec;10(6):329-333.
Parungao JM, Hanouneh IA, John B, Alkhouri N, Zein N. Genetics and hepatitis C: It’s good to be ‘CC’. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Feb;82(2):97-104.
Kochhar G, Navaneethan U, Hartman J, Parungao JM, Gupta R, Lopez R, Kapoor B, Mehta P, Sanaka M. Comparative Effectiveness Study of Endoscopy vs. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in the Management of Gastric Variceal Bleeding. Gastroenterol. Rep. (2015) 3 (1): 75-82
Kochhar G, Navaneethan U, Parungao JM, Hartman J, Gupta R, Lopez R, McCullough AJ, Kapoor B, Shen B. Impact of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt on Postcolectomy Complications in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 2014 Dec 16.
Arora Z, Parungao JM, Lopez R, Heinlein C, Santisi J, Birgisson S. Clinical Utility of Wireless Motility Capsule in Patients with Suspected Multiregional Gastrointestinal Dysmotility. Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Nov 16.
Kochhar G, Parungao JM, Hanouneh IA, Parsi MA. Biliary complications following liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol. 2013 May 21;19(19):2841-6.