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
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Sleep Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Circadian Rhythm Disorder
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- Dyspnea (SHORTNESS OF BREATH)
- Emphysema
- Hypoxia
- Narcolepsy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Shift Work Sleep Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Bronchoscopy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Home Sleep Apnea Test
- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Polysomnography
- Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
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
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- POS OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Navigate
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
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, Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (1987)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (1985)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (1983)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1982)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025