Michele Patricia Fischer, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Michele Patricia Fischer, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Fischer is a board-certified, fellowship-trained gastroenterologist who specializes in conditions involving the colon, esophagus, small intestine, and stomach.
Dr. Fischer’s areas of expertise include: celiac disease, constipation, dyspepsia, esophageal strictures, eosinophilic esophagitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, infections, and reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorptive conditions, and motility disorders.
Her prior research has included studying the links between the microbiome and fibromyalgia, which translates to a broader understanding of the complex nature of functional gastroenterology conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome.
Dr. Fischer earned her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.; completed her residency at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; and her fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
She engages her patients in shared decision-making, leveraging evidence-based guidelines to provide personalized, safe, and effective care tailored to their unique medical circumstances.
When she’s not working, Dr. Fischer enjoys spending time with family, cooking, crocheting, reading, boxing, and playing pickleball.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Rectal Biopsy
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi 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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Network OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2025)
Residency: New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Internal Medicine GME (2022)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2019)