Catherine Anne Picken, MD| Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Child Speech Disorders
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cochlear Implants
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Endoscopy
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Floor Of Mouth Cancer
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Head And Neck Tumors
- Migraine
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Polyps
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Oral Cancer
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Parotid Gland Disorders
- Sinus Tumor
- Somatoform Disorder
- Sore Throat
- Swallowing Disorders
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Thyroidectomy
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Tracheal Cancer
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vision Disturbances
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Candidiasis
- Child Speech Disorders
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cochlear Implants
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Coughing Up Blood
- Cysts Of Oral Region
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Effects Of Air Pressure And Water Pressure
- Esophageal Diseases
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Floor Of Mouth Cancer
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gum Cancer
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Head And Neck Tumors
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Jaw Diseases
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Larynx Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Mastoid Disorders
- Mastoiditis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Oral Cancer
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Parotid Gland Disorders
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Sinus Tumor
- Somatoform Disorder
- Sore Throat
- Speech Disturbances
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Superficial Mycoses
- Swallowing Disorders
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Tracheal Cancer
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Adenoidectomy
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Drainage Of External Auditory Canal
- Endoscopy
- Excision Lesion Floor Mouth
- Excision Of Parotid Tumor
- Excision Of Sublingual Gland
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intranasal Biopsy
- Labyrinthectomy
- Laryngoscopy With Biopsy
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision And Microscope
- Maxillectomy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Nasal Endoscopy With Concha Bullosa Resection
- Nasal Endoscopy With Nasal Hemorrhage Control
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- Nasopharynx Biopsy
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Nose Reshaping
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Oropharynx Biopsy
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Thyroidectomy
- Tongue Biopsy
- Tonsillectomy
- Turbinate Ablation
- Turbinate Excision
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Vestibule Biopsy
- Vestibuloplasty
- Voice Prosthetic Device Evaluation
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
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- POS OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Network OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- HighMark
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1989)
Residency: National Heart (1983)
Internship: Northwestern Memorial Hospital (1980)
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1979)