About me
As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.
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
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Emphysema
- Pneumonia
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Bronchoscopy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Home Sleep Apnea Test
- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Polysomnography
- Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Titration Study
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla HealthCare Center Ste 5
Washington, DC, 20007
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 205
McLean, VA, 22101
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2005)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2002)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1999)