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

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

4.8 out of 5 (96 reviews)

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Dis

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