About me
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
- Arthrocentesis
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Respiratory Failure
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Thoracoscopy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aspergillosis
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Coughing Up Blood
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Dyspnea (SHORTNESS OF BREATH)
- Emphysema
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Masses
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Subcortical Infarction
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Bronchoscopy
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Chest X-Ray
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Computed Tomography
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- High-Altitude Simulation Testing
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Transbronchial Biopsy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
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
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Passport
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
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)