About me
Dr. Aronica Cotton is Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. Dr. Cotton is double board-certified adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She completed her adult training in the combined Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/McLean Hospital Adult Psychiatry Program, where she served as a chief resident. She completed her child and adolescent psychiatry training in the combined University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt Child Psychiatry Fellowship Program. Dr. Cotton is interested in integrated care between behavioral and medical services, with a special focus in rendering psychiatric care to underserved and minority populations. Currently, she is the Medical Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services at Medstar Montgomery Medical Center.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Developmental Assessment
- Developmental Delay
- Developmental Disabilities
- Eating Disorders
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Self Harming Behaviors
- Substance Addiction
- Substance Dependence
- Trauma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Addiction Disorders
- Adjustment Disorder
- Agitation
- Alcohol Dependency
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Brief Psychotic Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Complicated Bereavement Disorder
- Compulsive And Addictive Behaviors
- Conversion Disorder
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Delusional Disorder
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Developmental Delay
- Developmental Disabilities
- Disruptive Behavior
- Dissociative Disorders
- Dual Diagnosis
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Executive Function Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Grief
- Hallucinations
- Hoarding Disorder
- Hypochondriasis
- Hypomania
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Learning Disabilities
- Mania
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Novel Coronavirus Related Mental Health Conditions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Panic Attack
- Paranoia And Delusional Disorders
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
- Perinatal Mood Disorders
- Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Personality Disorder
- Phobia
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Postpartum Anxiety
- Postpartum Psychosis
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Psycho Oncology
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychosomatic Disorders
- Repetitive Behaviors
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Harming Behaviors
- Social Media Addiction
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Somatoform Disorders
- Substance Addiction
- Substance Dependence
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide Attempt
- Thought Disorder
- Trauma
- Treatment Resistant Depression
- Trichotillomania
Procedures I perform
- Adult Psychiatry
- Behavior Counseling
- Children Of Incarcerated Parents Counselling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Developmental Assessment
- Grief And Loss Counseling
- LGBTQ+ Health
- Men's Mental Health
- Mental Health
- Neuropsychiatry
- Online Psychiatrist
- Psychotherapy
- Transplant Psychiatry
- Trauma Focused Psychotherapy
- Virtual Care
- Women's Mental Health
- Work Reintegration Therapy
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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fellowship Program: University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt (2017)
Residency Program: Massachusetts General Hospital (2015)
Internship Program: Newton Wellesley Hospital (2012)
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (2011)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Very Well Family: Dr. Cotton discusses racial and ethnic disparities found in ADHD treatment and how they can cause long-term problems for children and families.