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
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS
- Sentara Health
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Network OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2000)
Residency: Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center (1997)
Medical School: Kurnool Medical College (1986)