Cassandra Baughman McDaniel, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Pediatrics
Languages: English
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About me
Areas of clinical interest
- ADHD
- Asthma and allergy
- Newborn care
- Preventative care
- Prevention and treatment of childhood obesity
- Well child care
Certifications and professional associations
- Board certified, American Board of Pediatrics
- Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is that the practice of pediatrics involves a team approach and that must include the child’s family. I am honored that families entrust me with the care of their child and I promise to treat them like I would want a physician to care for my own."
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Camp Physicals
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Immunization Administration
- Lactation Counseling
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- School Physical
- School Physical
- Sports Physicals
- Well Child Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Tonsillitis In Children
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Reactions In Children
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Anemia In Children
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain In Children
- Asthma
- Asthma Attack
- Asthma In Children
- Asthma Management
- Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Baby Acne
- Baby Reflux
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bedwetting
- Behavioral Problems
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Blood In Stool
- Bone Disorders In Children
- Breastfeeding Difficulties
- Bronchiolitis
- Burn Injuries
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Child Anxiety Disorders
- Child Asthma
- Child Constipation
- Child Speech Problems
- Child Tantrums
- Cold And Flu In Children
- Colic In Infants
- Common Cold In Children
- Constipation
- Cradle Cap
- Croup
- Delayed Speech And Language Development
- Developmental Delays In Toddlers
- Ear Foreign Body
- Ear Infections In Children
- Ear Pain In Children
- Eczema
- Enuresis
- Environmental Allergies
- Eye Problems In Children
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Fever In Children
- Flu In Children
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Growing Pains
- Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
- Head Injury
- Head Lice
- Headache In Children
- Health Counseling
- Hives
- Impetigo In Children
- Infection
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Knee Pain In Children
- Language Developmental Delays
- Lead Poisoning In Children
- Learning Disabilities In Children
- Leg Pain In Children
- Medically Complex Child
- Middle Ear Pain
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Disorders
- Nightmares In Children
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nursemaid's Elbow
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity In Children
- Oral Thrush
- Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
- Otitis Media
- Overweight Children
- Pediatric Allergies
- Pediatric Anemia
- Pediatric Sinusitis
- Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
- Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
- Pinworms
- Pneumonia In Children
- Poor Appetite In Children
- Premature Birth
- Premature Infant
- Reflux In Infants
- Roseola
- Rubella
- Runny Nose
- Scabies In Children
- Scarlet Fever
- School Physical
- Sinusitis In Children
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin Infections In Children
- Skin Rashes In Children
- Speech Disorders
- Sprains And Strains In Children
- Strep Throat
- Swimmer's Ear
- Testicular Pain
- Throat Pain
- Tinea Infections
- Underimmunization
- Underweight In Kids
- Unexplained Fever
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaccination Concerns
- Vaccinations For Children
- Vaginitis
- Viral Exanthem In Children
- Viral Infection
- Vision Problems In Children
- Vomiting In Children
- Well Child Exam
- Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
- Wound Infections In Children
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Acid Reflux Treatment
- Annual Well Child Exam
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma Attack Treatment
- Asthma Medication Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Screening And Diagnosis
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Camp Physicals
- Child Development Guidance
- Child Developmental Assessment
- Cholesterol Screening
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Constipation Education
- Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
- Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Counseling For Behavioral Issues
- Counseling For Children
- Counseling For Chronic Illness
- Counseling For Developmental Disorders
- Counseling For Down Syndrome
- Counseling For Feeding Problems
- Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
- Daycare Physical
- Developmental Assessments
- Developmental Delay Diagnosis
- Developmental Follow-Up
- Dietary Counseling
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Growth Development Screening
- Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
- Immunization Administration
- Infant Nutrition Counseling
- Infection Treatment
- Injury Prevention
- Lactation Counseling
- Newborn Care
- Nutrition And Diet Counseling
- Pediatric Asthma Management
- Pediatric Asthma Screening
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Physical Exam For School
- Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
- School Physical
- Sleep Counseling
- Sports Physicals
- Telemedicine Treatment
- Telemedicine Visit
- Vaccinations
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
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HighMark
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residency Program: Westchester County Medical Center (2010)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2007)