Meggin A. Sabatino, DNP FNP NP| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Meggin Sabatino, DNP, FNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner in the Department of Gastroenterology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital with a clinical focus in pancreatic and hepatobiliary conditions. Meggin is also the Chief of the Advanced Practice Providers for the MedStar Health Gastroenterology Service line.
After earning her MSN/FNP from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York, she earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Quinnipiac University. She also holds a BS in Nursing from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and a BA in Biological Science from Kean University in New Jersey.
Meggin has served as an adjunct faculty member in both the undergraduate and graduate schools of nursing at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and at Mount Saint Mary’s College in New York.
Meggin was a clinical research coordinator, having managed numerous gastroenterological clinical research trials to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, hepatitis C, celiac disease, gastroparesis, and irritable bowel disease—diarrhea and constipation.
In addition, she is an active member of several professional GI associations.
“My philosophy of care is a patient-centered approach focusing on compassion, patience and kindness. My goal is to build and nurture a professional relationship centered on trust and collaboration.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Bowel Obstruction
- Colonoscopy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Rectal Pain Treatment
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Abnormal Stool
- Acute Pancreatitis
- 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
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Pain
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Diarrhea Management
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lactose Intolerance Test
- Liver Biopsy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Rectal Pain Treatment
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
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
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HighMark
- Navigate
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Beech Street PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Medical School: Quinnipiac University (2019)
Graduate: St. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND (2015)