Anne Elizabeth O'Donnell, MD| Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
Anne Elizabeth O'Donnell

Anne Elizabeth O'Donnell, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (1732 reviews)

Specialties: Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Languages: English

877-286-1492

About me

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
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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
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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
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-295-0552

Fax 877-286-1492

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal 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

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Dec 14, 2025

    Although I'm in a good place with my condition, I highly value being able to see Dr O'Donnell because of her expertise and her wonderful care.

  • Dec 13, 2025

    Dr. O'Donnell was very knowledgeable about my CPAP progress. She acknowledged my success.

  • Dec 9, 2025

    Dr. O'Donnell is amazing!!! Love her already!!!