Risa Fishman, MD| Psychiatry | MedStar Health

Risa Fishman, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Psychiatry

Languages: English

(855) 778-6874

Clinical areas of focus

  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Depression
  • Mental Health
  • Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychosis
  • Psychotherapy
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Women's Mental Health
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acute Stress Disorder
  • Addiction Disorders
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Agitation
  • Alcohol Addiction
  • Alcohol Dependency
  • Anger Issues
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Antepartum Anxiety
  • Antepartum Depression
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Behavioral Issues In Dementia
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Brief Psychotic Disorder
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Childhood Trauma Victims
  • Complicated Bereavement Disorder
  • Compulsive And Addictive Behaviors
  • Conversion Disorder
  • Cyclothymic Disorder
  • Delusional Disorder
  • Delusions
  • Dependent Personality Disorder
  • Depression
  • Disruptive Behavior
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Dysthymia
  • Eating Disorders
  • Executive Function Disorder
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Hallucinations
  • Hoarding Disorder
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Hypomania
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Intermittent Explosive Disorder
  • Mania
  • Mental Health Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attack
  • Paranoia And Delusional Disorders
  • Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
  • Perinatal Mood Disorders
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder
  • Personality Disorder
  • Phobia
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Postpartum Psychosis
  • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
  • Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
  • Psycho Oncology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychosis
  • Psychosomatic Disorders
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Self Harming Behaviors
  • Somatic Symptom Disorder
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Substance Addiction
  • Substance Dependence
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Thought Disorder
  • Trichotillomania
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Procedures I perform

  • Adult Psychiatry
  • Anger Management
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Coping Skills
  • LGBTQ+ Health
  • Men's Mental Health
  • Mental Health
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Psychotherapy
  • Transplant Psychiatry
  • Women's Mental Health
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Practice locations

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216 Michigan Avenue Northeast
Washington, DC, 20017

202-877-6333

Fax 855-778-6874

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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
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Opoen HMO Option
    • CIGNA EPO
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • Network OA
    • Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Open EPO Plus
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • POS OA & OA Plus
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • PPO and PPO Plus
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
    • Open HMO
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Open POS II
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • FIRST HEALTH
    • First Health PPO
    • Tricare Prime
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • United Student Resources
    • CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry

Residency Program: New York State Psychiatric Institute (1996)

Internship Program: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (1993)

Medical School: Albert Einstein School of Medicine (1992)

Hospital affiliations