Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD| Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Psychotherapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder With Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood
- Adolescent Depression
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Back Pain
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder With Manic Episodes
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Chronic Depression
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Stress
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
- Clinical Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Developmental Disabilities
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dyslexia
- Dysthymia
- Dystonia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Distress
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional Trauma
- Executive Function Disorder
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Gender Dysphoria
- Gender Identity Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Geriatric Depression
- Grief And Bereavement
- Hypochondriasis
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Irritability
- Kleptomania
- Learning Disabilities
- Learning Disability
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Major Depressive Disorder With Psychotic Features
- Manic Episode
- Marital Problems
- Memory Loss
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Crisis
- Migraine
- Mood Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Panic Attacks
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Problems Related To Employment And Unemployment
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Problems Related To Upbringing
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress
- Relationship Issues
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stress Reaction
- Substance Abuse
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
- Tic Disorder
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Dementia
- Women's Mental Health Issue
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Treatment
- Assertiveness Training
- Assessment And Diagnosis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Testing
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Assessment
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Interventions
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
- Child Development Guidance
- Child Developmental Assessment
- Clinical Hypnosis
- Clinical Neuropsychology Consultation
- Clinical Supervision
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Depression
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Coping Skills Training
- Dementia Diagnosis And Treatment
- Dementia Treatment
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB) Treatment
- Depression Counseling
- Depression Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Developmental Psychology
- Dissociative Disorders Treatment
- Dysgraphia Evaluation
- Dyslexia Evaluation
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Emotional Intelligence Testing
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Family Therapy For Adhd
- Family Therapy For Anxiety
- Family Therapy For Autism
- Fitness For Duty Neuropsychological Evaluation
- Geriatric Psychiatric Consultation
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Group Therapy For Adolescents
- Group Therapy For Anxiety
- Group Therapy For Depression
- Guided Imagery
- Health Behavior Change
- Health Psychology Services
- Humanistic Psychology
- Hypnotherapy
- Individual Therapy For Children
- Individual Therapy For Teenagers
- Integrated Behavioral Technologies
- Learning Disability Support
- Lobotomy
- Memory Disorder Evaluation
- Memory Training
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mental Health Screenings
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Testing
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multifamily Therapy
- Multisystemic Therapy For Adolescents
- Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Alzheimer's Disease Testing
- Neurocognitive Disorder Treatment
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Neurofeedback For Peak Performance
- Neuropsychological Assessment For Epilepsy Surgery
- Neuropsychological Counseling
- Neuropsychological Evaluation For Dementia
- Neuropsychological Evaluation For Social Security Disability
- Neuropsychological Expert Testimony
- Neuropsychological Monitoring For Neurostimulation
- Neuropsychological Services For Adults
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Anxiety
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Depression
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Stroke
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Neurostimulation
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Online Therapy
- Parent Management Training
- Parenting Classes
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Play Therapy For Anxiety
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy For Adolescents
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy For Ptsd
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychodynamic Therapy For Adolescents
- Psychoeducational Testing
- Psychological Testing For Adolescents
- Psychosis Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy For Adolescents
- Psychotherapy For Crisis
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Relapse Prevention
- Relationship Therapy
- Relaxation Techniques Training
- Relaxation Training
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- School Consultation
- School-Based Interventions
- Self Harming Behavior Treatment
- Self-Esteem Enhancement
- Self-Harm Prevention
- Social Skills Training
- Somatoform Disorder Treatment
- Sport Psychology
- Sports Psychology
- Stress Management Therapy
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Substance Addiction Treatment
- Substance Dependence Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Intervention
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Play
- Trauma-Focused Cbt
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Wada Testing
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
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
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- POS OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: Walter Reed National Medical Center (1990)
Medical School: George Washington University (1986)