Paolo Lino Peghini, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Paolo L. Peghini, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who recently joined MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. Committed to delivering evidence-based medical care, Dr. Peghini treats adults with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions including reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, and liver disease.
Philosophy of Care
“Every patient is unique and there are different approaches to problems. I work closely with patients to find the best treatment pathway for their individual needs using a patient-centered, evidence-based approach.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Pancreatitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bowel Obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Hernia
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Benign Conditions (E.G. PANCREATITIS, PANCREATIC CYSTS)
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Failure
- Pancreatitis
- Portal Hypertension
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Diseases
- Steatohepatitis
- Stomach Cancer
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Dilation Of Gastrointestinal Stricture
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Stricture Dilation
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Surveillance
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrostomy Tube Replacement
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- 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
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Network OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2000)
Residency: Graduate Hospital (1996)
Residency: Kantonsspital of Basel Switzerland (1993)
Residency: University Hospital Zurich (1991)
Medical School: Universitat Zurich (1989)