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
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Network OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UHC Passport
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice POS II
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OA Plus
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Beech Street PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Medical School: Quinnipiac University (2019)
Graduate: St. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND (2015)