Farah Tabaja, MD| Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Addiction
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Coccydynia
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conversion Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depersonalization Disorder
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Gallbladder Disease
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Kleptomania
- Learning Disability
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Poisoning
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Subcortical Infarction
- Substance Abuse
- Suicidal Thought
- Tic Disorder
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Graston Technique
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
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
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE for Life East
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare FFS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- POS OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Student Resources
- IH-PPO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2023)
Residency: The Institute of Living Hartford Hospital (2022)
Medical School: American University of Beirut (2016)