Michele Patricia Fischer, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Michele Patricia Fischer, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Gastroenterology
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Fischer is a board-certified, fellowship-trained gastroenterologist who specializes in conditions involving the colon, esophagus, small intestine, and stomach.
Dr. Fischer’s areas of expertise include: celiac disease, constipation, dyspepsia, esophageal strictures, eosinophilic esophagitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, infections, and reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorptive conditions, and motility disorders.
Her prior research has included studying the links between the microbiome and fibromyalgia, which translates to a broader understanding of the complex nature of functional gastroenterology conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome.
Dr. Fischer earned her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.; completed her residency at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; and her fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
She engages her patients in shared decision-making, leveraging evidence-based guidelines to provide personalized, safe, and effective care tailored to their unique medical circumstances.
When she’s not working, Dr. Fischer enjoys spending time with family, cooking, crocheting, reading, boxing, and playing pickleball.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Rectal Biopsy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- POS OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Network OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2025)
Residency: New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Internal Medicine GME (2022)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2019)