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 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
Practice locations
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6862 Elm St
Ste 800A
McLean, VA, 22101
1133 21st St NW
Bldg 2 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036
7501 Surratts Rd
Ste 203
Clinton, MD, 20735
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
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Administrators
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Sentara Health
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare FFS
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)