Alireza Meighani, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Alireza Meighani, MD, always knew he wanted to help people. “I had asthma growing up and saw lots of doctors,” he said. “They helped me a lot with my condition and I knew I eventually wanted to help people the way they helped me.” And now as a gastroenterologist, he’s doing just that.
Dr. Meighani treats all types of gastrointestinal issues but is particularly passionate about helping people with autoimmune diseases and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). “I see a wide range of patients such as ones who are in pain from various GI disorders or patients who can’t swallow food because they have a narrowing in their esophagus. "When I can do things like dilate the esophagus so they can eat normally again or remove a pre-cancerous polyp during a screening colonoscopy, that changes patients’ lives, it motivates me."
Dr. Meighani graduated from medical school at Gulf Medical University in Dubai and completed his residency in internal medicine at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. He stayed at Henry Ford to complete his fellowship in gastroenterology, where he was selected as chief fellow. Now at MedStar Health, he says, “I love the patient population here. I’m able to really put my skills to use and help people. It’s very fulfilling.”
Dr. Meighani’s Philosophy of Care:
Dr. Meighani believes that the journey leading up to the procedure is just as important as the procedure itself. “I am very intentional about how I relate to my patients from the very beginning,” he says. That’s why he takes the time to discuss their goals and desired outcomes in both a clear and compassionate manner. These conversations allow him to consider individuals’ unique needs and circumstances when developing their treatment plans. “I always want my patients to get the best care possible, just as I would want for myself.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Colon Biopsy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Enteroscopy
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Stomach Pain Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Cancer
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Ascites
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- Candidiasis
- Choledocholithiasis
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Myocarditis
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Phakomatoses
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Anal Electromyography
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Barium Enema
- Bladder Inspection
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Colostomy
- Computed Tomography Enterography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Descending Colectomy
- Destruction Of Stomach
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Dopamine Therapy
- EGD With Biopsy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagectomy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Excision Of Cecum
- Excision Of Duodenum
- Excision Of Ileum
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gastrostomy
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hemorrhage Control
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Hysteroscopic Polyp Resection
- I-131 Therapy
- Ileostomy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insulin Injection
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lower Esophagus Excision
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Neonatal Abdominal Paracentesis
- Ostectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Rectal Excision
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Small Bowel Resection
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Sonohysterography
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Transverse Colectomy
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Urologic Imaging
- 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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- POS OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Network OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University (2024)
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital (2020)
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital (2017)
Medical School: Gulf Medical University (2012)
Awards
- Henry Ford Hospital resident research award 2016-2017 Chief fellow in gastroenterology 2019-2020
Hospital affiliations
Urgent care affiliations
News and publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Manuscripts:
- Meighani A, Alimirah M, Ramesh M, Salgia R. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease. Int J Hepatol. 2020;2020:1874570.
- Meighani A, Hart BR, Mittal C, Miller N, John A, Ramesh M. Predictors of fecal transplant failure. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016;28(7):826-30.
- Meighani A, Hart BR, Bourgi K, Miller N, John A, Ramesh M. Outcomes of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2017;62(10):2870-2875.
- Meighani A, Jafri SM, Raoufi M, Salgia R. Splenic Artery Embolization for Treatment of Refractory Ascites After Liver Transplantation. ACG Case Rep J. 2016;3(2):136-8.
- Lenhart A, Meighani A, Hassan M, Gordon S. Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Aortitis Caused by Type I Cryoglobulins. ACG Case Rep J. 2017;4:e114.
- Lenhart A, Hassan M, Meighani A, Sadiq O, Siddiqui Y. A Perplexing Case of Abdominal Pain That Led to the Diagnosis of Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2017;2017:7636952.
- Mittal C, Miller N, Meighani A, Hart BR, John A, Ramesh M. Fecal microbiota transplant for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection after peripheral autologous stem cell transplant for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2015;50(7):1010.
Peer Reviewed Abstracts:
- Meighani, A., Jarodiya, V., Siddiqui, M. A., Christensen, K., Kutait, A., Katukuri, V., Jafri, S. (2017). Non-Neutrocytic Bacterascites in an Outpatient Setting: Is Antibiotic Treatment Needed? Gastroenterology, 152(5), S1152. doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(17)33864-7
- Alireza Meighani, Kassem Bourgi, Rebecca Bajoka, Muhammad Yaser Alsafadi, Indira Brar:Su1447 The Hepatitis C and HIV Co-Infected Patient: Time to Scale up HCV therapy at a local level. Gastroenterology 04/2016; 150(4):S1102. DOI:10.1016/S0016-5085(16)33724-6
- Meighani, A., Ramesh, M., & Salgia, R. (2016). Successful Outcomes of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease. Hepatology , 64(S1), 811-1050. doi:10.1002/hep.28800
- Meighani A, Hassan M, Lenhart A, and Gordon S. Aortitis in a patient with chronic hepatitis C virus infection Am J Gastroenterol 2016; 111:S870-S871.
- Mona Hassan, Alireza Meighani, Bharat Rao, Rami Aboud, Robert Pompa: Sa1735 Early Versus Late Colonoscopy in Patients Presenting with Diverticular Bleeds: A Single Center Experience. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 83(5), AB280. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2016.03.430
- Victor Aguin, Alireza Meighani, Salwa Hussain, Mazen El Atrache, Mohammad Elbatta, Aymen Bukannan, Syed-Mohammed Jafri, Mostafa Ibrahim. Elevated head of the bed, a novel position for performing colonoscopy: Does it improve the quality of the examination? Am J Gastroenterol 2016; 111:S141.
- Lenhart A, Hassan M, Meighani A, Sadiq O, and Siddiqui Y. A perplexing case of abdominal pain that led to the diagnosis of zollinger-ellison syndrome Am J Gastroenterol 2016; 111:S1056.
- Mittal Chetan, Hart Benjamin, John Ajin, Meighani Alireza, Miller Nichole, Ramesh Mayur: P-108 Fecal Transplant for Recurrent and/or Refractory Clostridium Difficile Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 12/2014; 20 Suppl 1:S72. DOI:10.1097/01.MIB.0000456861.03059.fa
- Chetan Mittal, Ajin John, Benjamin R. Hart, Nichole Miller, Alireza Meighani, Mayur Ramesh: Mo1840 Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent and/or Refractory Clostridium difficile Infection: A Large Retrospective Study of Failure Rates, Predictors of Failure and Outcomes. Gastroenterology 04/2015; 148(4):S-723-S-724. DOI:10.1016/S0016-5085(15)32469-0
- Hassan, M., Siddiqui, M. A., Jones, D., Shaikh, A., Meighani, A., Shabbir, N., Schairer, J. (2017). A Rare Case of Esophageal Actinomycosis in an Immunocompetent Host. Gastroenterology, 152(5), S888. doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(17)33036-6