Gillian Lisa Abrams, MD| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
Gillian Lisa Abrams, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics, Neonatology
Languages: English
About me
Gillian Abrams, MD, is a neonatologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Adams is board certified in both neonatal-perinatal medicine and pediatrics. Dr. Abrams received her medical degree from the University of South Florida School of Medicine. She went on to complete her residency and fellowship at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Clinical areas of focus
- Apnea In Newborns
- Arthrocentesis
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cranial Ultrasonography
- Plasma Transfusion
- Whole Body Cooling
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Apnea In Newborns
- Birth Defects Due To Maternal Conditions
- Bowel Obstruction In Newborns
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Obstructive Defects Of Renal Pelvis
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fetal Growth Restriction
- Hemolytic Disease Of Newborn
- Hypoxia
- Interstitial Emphysema
- Neonatal Aspiration Syndrome
- Neonatal Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease
- Neonatal Infections
- Neonatal Pneumonia
- Neonatal Seizures
- Neonatal Stroke
- Newborn Affected By Complications Of Placenta, Cord And Membranes
- Newborn Complications From Labor And Delivery
- Newborn Complications From Maternal Pregnancy
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Conditions
- Respiratory Failure In Newborn
- Retinal Disease
- Syphilis Infection
- Transitory Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Transitory Neonatal Electrolyte And Metabolic Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Apnea Of Prematurity Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Atrial Line Insertion
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Bilirubin Light Therapy
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Transfusion
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Bubble Cpap
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cranial Ultrasonography
- Cystitis Management
- Delivery Room Resuscitation
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Donor Human Milk
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electrocardiographic Monitoring
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fortified Breast Milk
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Glucose Control Management
- Grief And Bereavement Support
- Heated Humidified High-Flow Therapy
- High-Density Eeg
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Kangaroo Care
- Lactation Consultation
- Lumbar Puncture
- Nasal Cannula
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Neonatal Dermatology
- Neonatal End-Of-Life Care
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Newborn Initial Stabilization
- Newborn Subsequent Hospital Care
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
- Perioperative Hemorrhage Management
- Plasma Transfusion
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Shock Treatment
- Skin Phototherapy
- Surfactant Therapy
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tremor Management
- Variable Flow Cpap
- Ventriculoatrial Shunt
- Vestibular Testing
- Whole Body Cooling
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
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare FFS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2018)
Residency: Children's National Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of South Florida (2012)