About me
As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.
Dr. O'Donnell is the Division Chief of Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. She is also the Medical Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Georgetown University. Her special interests include bronchiectasis, respiratory infections, including nontuberculous mycobacterium, sleep apnea, and sleep disorders.
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Mass
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Care
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Sleep Disorders
- Thoracoscopy
- Tuberculosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Bronchitis
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
- Asbestosis
- Asthma
- Atelectasis
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Circadian Rhythm Disorder
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dyspnea (SHORTNESS OF BREATH)
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Emphysema
- Exercise Intolerance
- Hepatic Hydrothorax
- Hypersomnia
- Hypoxia
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Disease
- Lung Mass
- Narcolepsy
- Nightmares
- Pertussis
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pleuritic Pain
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Care
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Reactive Airway Disease
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Shift Work Sleep Disorder
- Shortness Of Breath
- Silicosis
- Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Paralysis
- Sleepwalking
- Stridor
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Tuberculosis
- Wheezing
Procedures I perform
- Bronchoscopy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Maintenance Of Wakefulness Test
- Polysomnography
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Sleep Study
- Spirometry Test
- Thoracoscopy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0552Fax 877-286-1492
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
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Student Resources
- Beech Street PPO
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (1987)
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (1986)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (1985)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (1983)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1982)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025