Cassandra Baughman McDaniel, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Pediatrics
Languages: English
866-251-5693
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
- Candidiasis
- 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
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
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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)