Waseem Abdallah, MD| Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Waseem Abdallah, MD, is a fellowship-trained psychiatrist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Abdallah received his medical degree at Al-Baath University and completed two residencies: one in Qatar and a second one at Howard University Hospital. Dr. Abdallah graduated as chief resident from both residency programs. He went on to complete a fellowship at MedStar Georgetown in Consultation-Liaison psychiatry and now serves as a faculty member for that fellowship.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychosis Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Video Therapy Sessions
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Anxiolytic Abuse
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conversion Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Disorders Of Personality And Behavior
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Dystonia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hallucinogen Abuse
- Head Injury
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Health Conditions
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Mood Disorders
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Poisoning
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Stimulant Withdrawal
- Suicidal Thought
- Toxic Effect Of Metals
- Toxic Effect Of Substances
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mental Health Case Management
- Mental Health Screenings
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychosis Treatment
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Trauma Therapy
- Video Therapy Sessions
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
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HighMark
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Navigate
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Residency: Howard University Hospital GME (2021)
Medical School: Al-Baath University (2006)