Morarji Rao Peesay, MBBS MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology
Languages: English, Urdu, Kannada, Telugu
(301) 774-8729
About me
Morarji Peesay, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and Neonatologist at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Peesay specializes in caring for newborns who are born as late preterm infants, premature or critically ill infants. Dr. Peesay cares for infants born at an average of 30 to 40 weeks old, who most often face breathing and nutritional challenges.
Dr. Peesay has several neonatal device inventions, one patent and few patents pending. He has published innovative neonatal educational material as iPhone apps and is primary author of two books related to Neonatology Board certifications.
Dr. Peesay's approach to care focuses on complete and open communication, a reflection of the entire neonatal division. Parents have complete access to Dr. Peesay to not only know as much as possible about the care of their child, but to also talk through questions or concerns at any time.
In addition to patient care, Dr. Peesay is involved in research related to neonatal nuchal cords, a unique fetal/neonatal problem. As an Associate Professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Peesay is also involved in teaching the next generation of physicians, pediatricians and neonatologists. Dr. Peesay also mentors Medical students as part of Cura Personalis actively involved in Professional Identity Formation of medical students and is also a member of Georgetown Faculty Development Committee.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Body Cooling Therapy
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystitis Management
- Dopamine Therapy
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Neonatal Aspiration Syndrome
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Newborn With Birth Asphyxia
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Premature Birth
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Apnea In Newborns
- Birth Defects Due To Maternal Conditions
- Birth Injury To Skeleton
- Body Cooling
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Cardiac Problems Of Newborn
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Conditions Of Integument Specific To Newborn
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congenital Infections
- Congenital Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Congenital Pneumonia
- Disorders Of Muscle Tone Of Newborn
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Hemolytic Disease Of Newborn
- High Frequency Ventilation
- Hypoglycemia Of Newborn
- Hypospadias
- Hypothermia Of Newborn
- Infections Specific To The Perinatal Period
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Neonatal Aspiration Syndrome
- Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
- Neonatal Pneumonia
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Newborn Affected By Complications Of Placenta, Cord And Membranes
- Newborn Complications From Labor And Delivery
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Newborn With Birth Asphyxia
- Omphalocele
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Perinatal Hematological Disorders
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Of Newborn
- Premature Birth
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Failure In Newborn
- Retinal Disease
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage In Newborn
- Syndactyly
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Transitory Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
Procedures I perform
- Anesthetic Injection For Sphenopalatine Ganglion
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Body Cooling Therapy
- Cardiac Event Monitoring
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Congenital Heart Disease Management
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystitis Management
- Delivery Room Resuscitation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Echoencephalography With Image Documentation
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enterocele Repair
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fetal Renal Disorders Management
- Gastric Surgery
- Intensive Care For Low Birth Weight Infants
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Newborn Initial Stabilization
- Newborn Subsequent Hospital Care
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Perinatal Asphyxia Treatment
- Phototherapy
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pregnancy Complications Evaluation
- Prepuce Resection
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Skin Phototherapy
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Practice locations
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18101 Prince Philip Dr
Olney, MD, 20832
miles away
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
M3400 - Neonatology
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- OA Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Fellowship: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2000)
Residency: Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center (1997)
Medical School: Kurnool Medical College (1986)