Helen Tressa D'Couto, MD| Pulmonology | MedStar Health

Helen Tressa D'Couto, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Pulmonology

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Asthma
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Interventional Bronchoscopy
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Lung Mass
  • Mycobacterial Infection
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Sarcoid
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Thoracentesis
  • Thoracoscopy
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acute Bronchitis
  • Airway Disorders
  • Airway Obstruction
  • Airway Scarring
  • Allergic Aspergillosis
  • Allergic Pneumonitis
  • Allergic Wheezing
  • Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
  • Asbestos Lung
  • Aspiration Pneumonitis
  • Asthma
  • Asthmatic Bronchitis
  • Atelectasis
  • Autoimmune Pleuritis
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Bronchitis
  • Bronchospasm
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Lung Disease
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Chronic Respiratory Failure
  • Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
  • Diaphragmatic Disorders
  • Drug Induced Pulmonary Disease
  • Dyspnea On Exertion
  • Emphysema
  • Empyema
  • Exercise Intolerance
  • Hemoptysis
  • Hepatic Hydrothorax
  • Hypercarbia
  • Hypoventilation Syndrome
  • Hypoxia
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Laryngotracheitis
  • Lung Abscess
  • Lung Disease
  • Lung Infiltrate
  • Lung Mass
  • Maternal Respiratory Disease
  • Mycobacterial Infection
  • Occupational Lung Injury
  • Pertussis
  • Pleural Diseases
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Pleural Thickening
  • Pleural Tuberculosis
  • Pleurisy
  • Pleuritic Pain
  • Pneumoconiosis
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumonitis
  • Post Infectious Cough
  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Bullae
  • Pulmonary Complications Of Neurological Diseases
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Granuloma
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Infections
  • Pulmonary Nodule
  • Pulmonary Sarcoid
  • Radiation Pneumonitis
  • Reactive Airway Disease
  • Recurrent Lung Infections
  • Restrictive Lung Disease
  • Rheumatoid Lung
  • Shortness Of Breath (SOB)
  • Silicosis
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Smoker Cough
  • Stridor
  • Tobacco-Related Diseases
  • Tracheal Mass
  • Tracheal Stenosis
  • Tracheobronchitis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Wheezing
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Procedures I perform

  • Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Home Sleep Study
  • Interventional Bronchoscopy
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Pulmonary Clearance For Surgery
  • Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT)
  • Pulmonary Stent Placement
  • Pulmonary Therapy
  • Spirometry
  • Thoracentesis
  • Thoracoscopy
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla HealthCare Center Ste 5
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8830

Fax 877-286-1492

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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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna HMO
    • CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
    • Network OA
    • First Health PPO
    • Medicare Fee for Service
    • CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • PPO and PPO Plus
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Kaiser Virginia Premier
    • FIRST HEALTH
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • POS OA & OA Plus
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Tricare Prime
    • Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • Open POS II
    • Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Better Health of Maryland
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
    • CFBCBS EPO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Opoen HMO Option
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Open EPO Plus
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • United Student Resources
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
    • Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
    • Open HMO
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • UHC Community Plan of MD
    • Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
    • MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal 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 Office of the Registrar (2017)