Eric J Stern, MD| Pediatric Infectious Disease, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
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Eric J Stern

Eric J Stern, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (69 reviews)

Specialties: Pediatric Infectious Disease, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Spanish, French

(202) 243-3434

Clinical areas of focus

  • Hepatitis B
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abscess Of The Brain
  • Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Acute Endocarditis
  • Aspergillosis
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Bone And Joint Infections
  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Brucellosis
  • Candidiasis
  • Cellulitis
  • Chagas' Disease
  • Chlamydia
  • Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
  • Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
  • Dengue Fever
  • Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
  • Diabetic Foot Infection
  • Early Syphilis
  • Fungal Infections
  • Fungal Meningitis
  • Giardiasis
  • Gonorrhea
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
  • Herpes Simplex
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Infectious Endocarditis
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Intraspinal Granuloma
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Late Stage Syphilis
  • Legionnaires' Disease
  • Liver Abscess
  • Pneumonia
  • Scarlet Fever
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Shingles
  • Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
  • Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
  • Surgical Site Infection
  • Syphilis
  • Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
  • Urinary Tract Infection
  • Vibrio Infections
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Procedures I perform

  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dopamine Therapy
  • Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
  • Pre-Travel Medical Consultation
  • Travel Health Consultation
  • Vaccinations
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Practice locations

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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 400
Washington, DC, 20016

202-243-3400
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Fax 202-243-3434

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Fellowship: University of California San Diego (2009)

Fellowship: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007)

Residency: University of California San Diego Medical Center (2005)

Graduate: Boston University School of Medicine (2002)

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

    4.9
  • 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

    4.7
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Nov 3, 2025

    Dr. Stern is the best! He is caring thoughtful, curious, thorough w/explanations & his ideas for treatment options.

  • Mar 13, 2025

    Dr Stern was so kind and compassionate and giving of his time. Made us feel like he was really talking to us as a regular person.

  • Mar 11, 2025

    Doctor was very careful about my baby