Meggin A. Sabatino, DNP FNP NP| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Meggin Sabatino, DNP, FNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner in the Department of Gastroenterology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital with a clinical focus in pancreatic and hepatobiliary conditions. Meggin is also the Chief of the Advanced Practice Providers for the MedStar Health Gastroenterology Service line.
After earning her MSN/FNP from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York, she earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Quinnipiac University. She also holds a BS in Nursing from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and a BA in Biological Science from Kean University in New Jersey.
Meggin has served as an adjunct faculty member in both the undergraduate and graduate schools of nursing at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and at Mount Saint Mary’s College in New York.
Meggin was a clinical research coordinator, having managed numerous gastroenterological clinical research trials to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, hepatitis C, celiac disease, gastroparesis, and irritable bowel disease—diarrhea and constipation.
In addition, she is an active member of several professional GI associations.
“My philosophy of care is a patient-centered approach focusing on compassion, patience and kindness. My goal is to build and nurture a professional relationship centered on trust and collaboration.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Bowel Obstruction
- Colonoscopy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Rectal Pain Treatment
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Abnormal Stool
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Altered Bowel Habits
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Benign Tumor
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Cancer Of The Appendix
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Congenital Malformations Of Esophagus
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Dysmotility
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Pain
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Rectal Pain
- Throat Pain
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Barium Enema
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy
- Computed Tomography Enterography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Diarrhea Management
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- H. Pylori Treatment
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lactose Intolerance Test
- Liver Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mrcp (MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY)
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Rectal Pain Treatment
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Series
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Virtual Autopsy
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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS II
- Network OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- IH-POS
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HighMark
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Medical School: Quinnipiac University (2019)
Graduate: St. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND (2015)