Elizabeth McIntosh Chawla, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of Interest:
- newborn care
- breastfeeding
- early childhood development
- behavioral problems in children
- mental and behavioral health for children
- integrated mental health care
- medical education
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Camp Physicals
- 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 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 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
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2013)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2009)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doctor, Pediatrics - 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Preparing Pediatricians for Practice Through Integrated Care
Using Integrated Care to Prepare Pediatricians for Practice (Then, Now, and Future)
Marching 99484-ward into a Financially Sustainable Model of Integrated Care
Effect of an Integrated Mental Health Model on Attitudes and Beliefs of Pediatric Residents