Mohammed Kabir Abubakar, MBBS| Neonatology | MedStar Health

Mohammed Kabir Abubakar, MBBS
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Neonatology

Languages: Hausa, English

(202) 444-4747

About me

Director Neonatal ECMO Program and Respiratory Services

Clinical areas of focus

  • Critically Ill Infants
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Benign Neonatal Hemangiomatosis
  • Benign Neonatal Seizures
  • Birth Asphyxia
  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus
  • Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome
  • Critically Ill Infants
  • Failure To Thrive
  • Hydrops Fetalis
  • Intraventricular Hemorrhage
  • Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Newborn
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
  • Neonatal Acne
  • Neonatal Adrenoleukodystrophy
  • Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
  • Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
  • Neonatal Cholestasis
  • Neonatal Conjunctivitis
  • Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus
  • Neonatal Hemochromatosis
  • Neonatal Hepatitis
  • Neonatal Hypoglycemia
  • Neonatal Isoerythrolysis
  • Neonatal Jaundice
  • Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus
  • Neonatal Meningitis
  • Neonatal Sepsis
  • Neonatal Toxic Shock Like Exanthematous Disease
  • Newborn Feeding Problems
  • Omphalocele
  • Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Of The Newborn
  • Premature Birth
  • Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
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Procedures I perform

  • Body Cooling
  • High Frequency Ventilation
  • Inhaled Nitric Oxide
  • Medical Education
  • Newborn Care
  • Umbilical Arterial Line Insertion
  • Umbilical Granuloma Cauterization
  • Venous Line Insertion
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Practice locations

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5255 Loughboro Road Northwest
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington, DC, 20016

202-444-8569

Fax 202-444-4747

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Fax 202-444-4747

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
M3400 - Neonatology
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8518

Fax 202-444-7161

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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
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
    • Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
    • UHC Community Plan of MD
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Medicare Fee for Service
    • Kaiser Virginia Premier
    • Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
    • Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
    • CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • CFBCBS EPO
    • Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Open HMO
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Aetna HMO
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • POS OA & OA Plus
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Opoen HMO Option
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Open POS II
    • PPO and PPO Plus
    • Network OA
    • Open EPO Plus
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • United Student Resources
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • Tricare Prime
    • FIRST HEALTH
    • First Health PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
    • CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (1998)

Residency Program: Inova Fairfax Hospital (1997)

Fellowship Program: McMaster University (1996)

Residency Program: Our Ladys Hospital (1994)

Internship Program: Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (1984)

Medical School: Ahmadu Bello University (1983)