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