About me
As a reproductive geneticist and high risk obstetrician, Dr. Fries recognizes the privilege of caring for those whose road to motherhood has been difficult and uncertain. Mothers with genetic conditions, such as brittle bone disease, or problems, such as repaired congenital heart anomalies, have special risks in pregnancy. She is committed to providing the most compassionate and experienced care for these high risk women and their infants--comprehensive, honest, and committed care from preconception to postpartum. Dr. Fries works as part of a multidisciplinary and regional involvement of the adult physicians at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the Fetal Program at Children's National Medical Center. This inclusiveness allows women who may have doubted their chance for a healthy and successful pregnancy to realize their dreams.
Dr. Fries has spent over 30 years in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. She trained at the Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences, and did her OB/GYN residency at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center and fellowship in reproductive genetics at University of California-San Francisco. After 26 years in the Air Force, Dr. Fries retired from the military and joined the faculty at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She presently serves as the Director of the Special Moms/Special Babies program, the Clinical Executive Director of the DC Perinatal Quality Collaborative, and is a member of the DC Maternal Mortality Committee.
Additional Practice Location:
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 5100
Olney, MD 20832
Phone: (301) 570-7424
Fax: (301) 570-7425
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Abortion
- Amniocentesis
- Amniotic Fluid Drainage
- Amniotic Fluid Index
- Bilateral Fallopian Tubes Excision, Open
- Biophysical Profile
- Birth Control Counseling
- Blood Clotting Disorder Diagnosis
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Type Testing
- Breech Delivery
- Cardiac Genetic Counseling
- Cervical Cerclage Removal
- Cervix Dilation
- Cesarean Delivery
- Cesarean Delivery With Postpartum Care
- Chorionic Villus Sampling
- Contraceptive Device Insertion
- Contraction Stress Test
- Episiotomy
- External Cephalic Version
- Fetal Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome Management
- Fetal Developmental Assessment
- Fetal Doppler Velocimetry Of The Umbilical Artery
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Fetal Growth Evaluation
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor
- Fetal Monitoring
- Fetal Movement Assessment
- Fetal Therapy For Triplet Pregnancy
- Fetal Ultrasound
- Fetal Venous Doppler Assessment
- Fetal Well-Being Assessment
- Fetal Well-Being Evaluation
- Fetal Xyy Syndrome Diagnosis
- Gene Methylation Analysis
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Counseling For Hereditary Cancer Risk
- Genetic Counseling For Inherited Heart Conditions
- Genetic Counseling For Marfan Syndrome
- Genetic Counseling For Pregnancy Complications
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Genetic Testing For Down Syndrome
- Genetic Testing For Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Genetic Testing For Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Genetic Testing For Stargardt Disease
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucose Screening
- Hypertension Treatment
- In Utero Emg
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Local Anesthesia For Episiotomy Repair
- Neonatal Dermatology
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Percutaneous Umbilical Cord Sampling
- Perineum Skin Repair
- Placenta Percreta Management
- Placenta Screening
- Postpartum Care
- Pregnancy And Postpartum Massage
- Pregnancy Confirmation
- Pregnancy Planning
- Pregnancy Test
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Pregnancy Ultrasound Evaluation
- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
- Prenatal Care
- Prenatal Screening For Aneuploidy
- Prenatal Screening For Sickle Cell Disease
- Prenatal Testing
- Products Of Conception Extraction
- Repair Perineum Muscle
- Repair Vagina, External
- Repair Vulva, External
- Stent Placement In Trachea
- Umbilical Cord Evaluation
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW Perinatal Center Ste 108 South Tower Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-6093Fax 202-877-8695
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 DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- POS OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice Fund PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Genetics (MD)
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: University of California Hospital & Medical Center (1992)
Residency: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center (1988)
Internship: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center (1985)
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1984)