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