Gillian Lisa Abrams, MD| Neonatology | MedStar Health
About me
Gillian Abrams, MD, is a neonatologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Adams is board certified in both neonatal-perinatal medicine and pediatrics. Dr. Abrams received her medical degree from the University of South Florida School of Medicine. She went on to complete her residency and fellowship at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Clinical areas of focus
- Apnea In Newborns
- Arthrocentesis
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cranial Ultrasonography
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Plasma Transfusion
- Whole Body Cooling
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Apnea In Newborns
- Birth Defects Due To Maternal Conditions
- Bowel Obstruction In Newborns
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Obstructive Defects Of Renal Pelvis
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- General Symptoms
- Hemolytic Disease Of Newborn
- Hypoxia
- Infection After Transplant
- Interstitial Emphysema
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Neonatal Aspiration Syndrome
- Neonatal Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease
- Neonatal Infections
- Neonatal Pneumonia
- Neonatal Seizures
- Neonatal Stroke
- Newborn Affected By Complications Of Placenta, Cord And Membranes
- Newborn Complications From Labor And Delivery
- Newborn Complications From Maternal Pregnancy
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Conditions
- Respiratory Failure In Newborn
- Retinal Disease
- Syphilis Infection
- Transitory Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Transitory Neonatal Electrolyte And Metabolic Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Ambulatory Eeg
- Apnea Of Prematurity Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Atrial Line Insertion
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Bilirubin Light Therapy
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Transfusion
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Bubble Cpap
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cranial Ultrasonography
- Cystitis Management
- Delivery Room Resuscitation
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Donor Human Milk
- Dopamine Therapy
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiographic Monitoring
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Existential Group Therapy
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fortified Breast Milk
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Glucose Control Management
- Grief And Bereavement Support
- Heated Humidified High-Flow Therapy
- High-Density Eeg
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Intensive Care
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Kangaroo Care
- Lactation Consultation
- Lumbar Puncture
- Nasal Cannula
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Neonatal Dermatology
- Neonatal End-Of-Life Care
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Newborn Initial Stabilization
- Newborn Subsequent Hospital Care
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
- Perioperative Hemorrhage Management
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Plasma Transfusion
- Platelet Transfusion
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Shock Treatment
- Skin Phototherapy
- Speech Therapy
- Surfactant Therapy
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tremor Management
- Variable Flow Cpap
- Ventriculoatrial Shunt
- Vestibular Testing
- Whole Body Cooling
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
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Network OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-PPO
Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2018)
Residency: Children's National Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of South Florida (2012)