Molly Cassella Valois, PA| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Molly Valois, PA-C, is a certified physician assistant who specializes in gastroenterology. She works alongside the gastroenterologists in the hospital and takes care of the inpatient GI service at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
Molly obtained her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA in 2012 and went on to complete her Master of Physician Assistant Studies at MCPHS University in Boston, MA in 2016.
She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Clinical areas of focus
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Colonoscopy
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Enteroscopy
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Pancreatic Diseases
- PH Probe
- Variceal Band Ligation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Cancer
- 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 Hernia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- H. Pylori Infection
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- Perianal Pain
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vomiting
- Zollinger
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intra-Abdominal Abscess Drainage
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Lactose Breath Test
- Liver Biopsy
- PH Probe
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Torn Meniscus Repair
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- 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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS
- United Student Resources
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HighMark
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Sentara Health
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science (2016)