Stephen William Peterson, MD| Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychiatry | MedStar Health
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Stephen William Peterson

Stephen William Peterson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychiatry

Languages: English

(855) 778-6874

Clinical areas of focus

  • Bipolar Disorder Treatment
  • Depression Treatment
  • Existential Group Therapy
  • Mood Disorder Treatment
  • Pain Medication Management
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Suicidal Ideation Treatment
  • Women's Mental Health Treatment
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
  • Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Alcoholism
  • Amnesia
  • Amphetamine Addiction
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Anxiety
  • Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
  • Asperger Syndrome
  • Asphyxiation
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Region Injury
  • Chronic Depression
  • Clinical Depression
  • Cocaine Related Disorders
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Conduct Disorders
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Depressive Episode
  • Disorders Of Personality And Behavior
  • Disorders Of Social Functioning
  • Dystonia
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disorders
  • Emotional State Symptoms
  • Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Family History Of Specific Disorders
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Hallucinations
  • Hypochondria
  • Impulse Disorder
  • Insomnia
  • Kleptomania
  • Loneliness
  • Manic Episode
  • Maternal Diseases
  • Mental Breakdown
  • Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
  • Mental Health Conditions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
  • Panic Attacks
  • Personal Risk Factors
  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • Phobia
  • Poisoning
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Problems Related To Lifestyle
  • Psychosis
  • Psychotic Disorder
  • Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Sedative Use Disorder
  • Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Social Anxiety
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Suicidal Thought
  • Tic Disorder
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Vascular Dementia
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Procedures I perform

  • Adjustment Disorder Treatment
  • Alcohol Abuse Counseling
  • Anxiety Disorder Treatment
  • Anxiety Management
  • Behavioral Activation
  • Behavioral Modification
  • Bipolar Disorder Treatment
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Depression Treatment
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Existential Group Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
  • Graston Technique
  • Grief Counseling
  • Group Psychotherapy
  • Health Promotion Counseling
  • Mood Disorder Treatment
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Pain Medication Management
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
  • Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Psychological Evaluation
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Suicidal Ideation Treatment
  • Suicide Intervention
  • Therapeutic Activities
  • Women's Mental Health Treatment
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Practice locations

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216 Michigan Ave NE
2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20017

202-877-6333

Fax 855-778-6874

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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
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • UHC Passport
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Choice POS
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Optimum Choice
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Choice POS II
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • First Health PPO
    • Navigate
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Medicare Direct
    • IH-POS
    • CareFirst EPO
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Beech Street PPO
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Aetna HMO
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • POS OA
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • HighMark
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Network OA
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • First Health PPO
    • United Student Resources
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Sentara Health
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • IH-HMO
    • IH-PPO
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Medicare FFS
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • OA Plus
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • IH-POS Plus
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Aetna Basic
    • CIGNA EPO
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Employee Health Plan

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry

Residency: St. Elizabeth's Hospital (1978)

Internship: St. Elizabeth's Hospital (1974)

Medical School: University of Tennessee (1974)

Hospital affiliations