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