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