Molly Cassella Valois, PA-C| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Molly Valois, PA-C, is a certified physician assistant who specializes in gastroenterology. She works alongside the gastroenterologists in the hospital and takes care of the inpatient GI service at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
Molly obtained her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA in 2012 and went on to complete her Master of Physician Assistant Studies at MCPHS University in Boston, MA in 2016.
She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Blood In Stool
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Melena
- Rectal Bleeding
- Stomach Pain
- Swallowing Problem
- Vomiting
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Amylase Blood Test
- Abnormal Liver Function Blood Test
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Anal Cancer
- Annular Pancreas
- Anorexia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Blood In Stool
- Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
- Cholangitis
- Cholecystitis
- Cholelithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyspepsia
- Dysphagia
- Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase Level
- Elevated Lipase
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Disease
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Esophageal Mass
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophageal Thickening
- Esophageal Ulcer
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Colon Cancer
- Family History Of Colon Polyps
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallbladder Polyp
- Gastric Ulcer
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastroparesis
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hematemesis
- Hemorrhage Of Gastrointestinal Tract, Unspecified
- Hiatal Hernia
- Ileitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Ischemic Bowel
- Ischemic Colitis
- Jaundice
- Left Upper Quadrant Pain
- Liver Mass
- Lymphocytic Colitis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Stomach
- Melena
- Microscopic Colitis
- Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Obstructive Jaundice
- Odynophagia
- Pancreas Divisum
- Pancreatic Cyst
- Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst
- Pancreaticobiliary Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer
- Peritonitis
- Personal History Of Colonic Polyps
- Positive Hemoccult Fecal Occult Blood Test
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Cancer
- Right Lower Quadrant Pain
- Right Upper Quadrant Pain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Disorders
- Stomach Pain
- Swallowing Problem
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Biologic Therapy For Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Feeding Tube Management
- Feeding Tube Removal
- Gj Tube Evaluation
- Peg Tube 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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Fee for Service
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Open HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Opoen HMO Option
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant