Elizabeth Mulaikal Cifra, MD| Pulmonary Medicine, Neurocritical care | MedStar Health
Elizabeth Mulaikal Cifra

Elizabeth Mulaikal Cifra, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (96 reviews)

Specialties: Pulmonary Medicine, Neurocritical care, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine

Languages: English

877-409-7818

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.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
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Procedures I perform

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Lung Cancer Screening
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Practice locations

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5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 500
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-444-1323

Fax 443-444-1327

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Fax 443-444-1327

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: ,

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2014)

Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2011)

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2008)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Nov 3, 2025

    Dr. Cifra was very kind & professional. She clearly explained my diagnosis & plan. I was encouraged to participate in my care -

  • Oct 7, 2025

    Good

  • Sep 23, 2025

    Listening to my situation