Filipa Andrea Ligeiro, MD| Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Ligeiro is board certified in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine.
Her areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Compensated and decompensated cirrhosis
- Alcohol-related liver disease
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Autoimmune and metabolic liver diseases
- Liver transplantation
- Liver tumors
She has published articles in numerous peer-reviewed journals and has been involved in educating medical students as an assistant professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, at University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Dr. Ligeiro earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her residency and fellowships in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
After witnessing her own family’s interactions with the medical system, she knows how important it is for each patient to understand what’s going on with their health. She takes the time to talk with her patients about their condition and why she recommends a treatment or medication so that they can play an active role in making medical decisions.
When she’s not working, Dr. Ligeiro enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking and baking, and knitting.
Dr. Ligeiro is fluent in Portuguese.
Clinical areas of focus
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adverse Effects Of Immunosuppressive Medications
- Amoebic Liver Abscess
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Breast Cancer
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Caroli Disease
- Choledochal Cyst
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Rejection Of Transplanted Organ
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Liver Fibrosis
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Cytomegalovirus Infection After Transplant
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Infection After Transplant
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Abscess
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Failure Due To Toxins
- Liver Scarring
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Metastatic Carcinoma To Liver
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
- Variceal Bleeding
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty Of Hepatic Artery
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Ascites Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
- Dialysis
- Endocrinology Care
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Function Testing
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Mass Treatment
- Liver Necrosis Treatment
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Portal Hypertension Treatment
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Social Work Consultation
- Transplant Evaluation
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Direct
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- POS OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HighMark
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2017)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (2011)