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