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