Benjamin W. Raatjes, MD| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Benjamin Raatjes, MD, is an inpatient psychiatrist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He has experience and interest in the areas of emergency psychiatry, involuntary psychiatric are, and the acute management of severe and persistent psychiatric illness. He received his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria before completing his psychiatry residency training at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. He served as an inpatient psychiatrist and then the medical director of the Jacobi Medical Center Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program in the Bronx, NY, before coming to Medstar. Here he serves as the medical director for one of Washington Hospital Center’s inpatient psychiatric units and the primary clinical supervisor for residents and medical students who rotate there.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asphyxiation
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dissociative Fugue
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Hypochondriasis
- Impulse Disorder
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mental Health In Pregnancy
- Mood Disorders
- Mood Disorders In Children
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Obesity
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Pms (PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME)
- Poisoning
- Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Psychosis
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Subcortical Infarction
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma And Stress Disorders
- Vascular Dementia
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
- Social Skills Training
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Therapeutic Activities
- 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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Network OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Core Essential (HMO)
- POS OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: Atrium Health Union West (2012)
Medical School: University of Illinois at Peoria-College of Medicine (2008)