Helen Tressa D'Couto, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Languages: English
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.
Helen D’Couto, MD, is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care medicine. She sees patients in clinic for pulmonary conditions with a sub-specialty focus on interstitial lung disease and sarcoidosis. She also attends to patients admitted in the intensive care unit.
Dr. D’Couto is also a successful researcher with numerous peer reviewed publications and presentations at national and international conferences. Her research work is focused on leveraging her clinical expertise in sarcoidosis to conduct clinical research on sarcoidosis and health disparities in pulmonology and sarcoidosis. She also collaborates with researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on research to counter the propagation of bias and health disparities in the emerging era of artificial intelligence in healthcare. She also serves as site principal investigator for multi-center national clinical trials in pulmonary medicine.
Dr. D’Couto is active in advocating for patients. She serves as the head of the patient centered care committee for critical care at MedStar Health. She has also published several op eds advocating for patient-centered reforms in health policy. She is a recognized leader in pulmonary medicine and serves as the Vice President of the DC Chapter of the American Thoracic Society.
In addition, Dr. D’Couto is a respected educator and committed to training the next generation of physicians. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Georgetown School of Medicine where she teaches courses in pulmonary medicine. She serves as a core faculty member of the MedStar Georgetown Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Cough
- Emphysema
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Circadian Rhythm Disorder
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- Dyspnea (SHORTNESS OF BREATH)
- Emphysema
- Hypoxia
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Narcolepsy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder
Procedures I perform
- Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Bronchoscopy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Home Sleep Apnea Test
- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Polysomnography
- Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla HealthCare Center Ste 5 Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8830Fax 877-286-1492
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- POS OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- United Student Resources
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2023)
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (2020)
Medical School: Harvard Medical School (2017)