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