Molly Cassella Valois, PA| 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
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Enteroscopy
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Pancreatic Diseases
- PH Probe
- Variceal Band Ligation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Cancer
- 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 Hernia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Pain
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vomiting
- Zollinger
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intra-Abdominal Abscess Drainage
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Lactose Breath Test
- Liver Biopsy
- PH Probe
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Torn Meniscus Repair
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Variceal Band Ligation
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
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA EPO
- HighMark
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- Police and Fire Clinic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science (2016)