Eric J Stern, MD| Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease | 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 (68 reviews)

Specialties: Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Languages: French, Spanish, English

(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
  • Lymphangitis
  • 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

Fax 202-243-3434

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

Education

Board Certification:

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