Morarji Rao Peesay, MBBS MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neonatology, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Languages: Urdu, Telugu, Kannada, English
(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 Conditions
- 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
- 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
855-633-0207miles away
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
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Navigate
- Aetna Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Core Essential (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
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)