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