About me
Cristina Aiken Reichner, MD, is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, critical care, and sleep medicine. She is an associate professor of clinical medicine and the fellowship director for the Pulmonary/Critical Care Program at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Reichner treats patients with a wide range of pulmonary conditions, including interstitial lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cough, and sleep disorders.
Dr. Reichner graduated from Princeton University with a degree in molecular biology. She came to Georgetown University where she earned her medical degree and completed an internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine. She is active in professional education, clinical research and is a frequent presenter and moderator at professional medical society conferences. Currently, she is principal investigator on a study about the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on biomarkers in obstructive sleep apnea.
Born and raised in Switzerland, Dr. Reichner came to the United States for college. In addition to English, she is fluent in French and German and enjoys seeing patients who speak those languages.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Emphysema
- Lung Cancer
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Respiratory Failure
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Aspergillosis
- Asthma
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Diaphragmatic Injury
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer With Respiratory Failure
- Lung Hemorrhage
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Plaques
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
Procedures I perform
- Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Breathing Treatments
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiovascular Sleep Medicine
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Chronic Cough Management
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Exhaled Nitric Oxide Test
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hemoptysis Management
- Home Sleep Study Test With Type Iii Portable Monitor
- Home Ventilation Therapy
- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Jejunostomy Care
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Malignant Pleural Effusion Drainage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Metabolic Rate Scan
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pneumothorax Treatment
- Polysomnography
- Pulmonary Edema Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy Management
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Vasopressor Administration
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla HealthCare Center Ste 5 Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0552Fax 877-286-1492
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 Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Network OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare FFS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2005)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2002)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1999)