Jacob Aaron Swartz, MD| Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry | MedStar Health
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Jacob Aaron Swartz

Jacob Aaron Swartz, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry

Languages: English

About me

Jacob Swartz, MD, is a child/adolescent psychiatrist who primarily focuses on improving mental health within schools through the Wellbeing in School Environments (WISE) program and stabilizing adolescents in crisis through the adolescent inpatient program at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. Dr. Swartz has clinical interests in mood and anxiety disorders, developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders, trauma, substance use disorders, and global mental health. Dr. Swartz studied psychology and philosophy as an undergraduate at Georgetown University before obtaining his medical degree from Medical College of Georgia. He completed his residency and then Child Psychiatry Fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. 

Clinical areas of focus

  • Adhd Evaluation
  • Alcohol Abuse Counseling
  • Behavioral Modification
  • Mood Disorder Treatment
  • Parent Management Training
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Adolescent Depression
  • Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Amphetamine Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
  • Asphyxiation
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Behavior Problems In Children
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Region Injury
  • Bullying
  • Clinical Depression
  • Cocaine Related Disorders
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Conduct Disorders
  • Congenital Malformation Syndromes Due To Exogenous Causes
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Depressive Episode
  • Developmental Delays In Toddlers
  • Eating Disorders
  • Eating Disorders In Adolescents
  • Emotional Disorders
  • Emotional Neglect In Children
  • Emotional State Symptoms
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Gender Identity Disorders
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Hallucinogen Abuse
  • Hysteria
  • Insomnia
  • Learning Disabilities In Children
  • Learning Disability
  • Manic Depression
  • Manic Episode
  • Maternal Diseases
  • Mental Health In Pregnancy
  • Mood Disorders
  • Mood Disorders In Adolescents
  • Mood Disorders In Children
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorder In Adolescents
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • Phobia In Children
  • Poisoning
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) In Children
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Problems Related To Primary Support Group
  • Problems Related To Upbringing
  • Psychosis
  • Psychotic Disorder
  • Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • School Avoidance
  • Sedative Use Disorder
  • Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
  • Self Harm
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Social Anxiety Disorder In Children
  • Somatoform Disorder
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Addiction In Adolescents
  • Trauma And Stress Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Adhd Evaluation
  • Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Alcohol Abuse Counseling
  • Anxiety Management
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
  • Behavioral Activation
  • Behavioral Disorder Treatment
  • Behavioral Modification
  • Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
  • Bipolar Disorder Treatment
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Cognitive Flexibility Training
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy For Groups
  • Depression Treatment
  • Developmental Assessments
  • Drug Testing
  • Elder Abuse Prevention
  • Existential Group Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
  • Family Systems Therapy For Children
  • Group Therapy
  • Group Therapy For Anxiety
  • Group Therapy For Depression
  • Illicit Drug Overdose Treatment
  • Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Learning Disability Evaluation
  • Learning Disability Support
  • Mental Health Assessment
  • Mood Disorder Treatment
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multifamily Therapy
  • Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment
  • Online Therapy
  • Parent Management Training
  • Parenting Skills Training
  • Personality Disorder Treatment
  • Play Therapy
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
  • Postpartum Support
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
  • Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Psychological Evaluation
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relapse Prevention
  • School Consultation
  • Self-Esteem Enhancement
  • Social Skills Training
  • Stress Reduction
  • Substance Abuse Detoxification
  • Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Substance Dependence Treatment
  • Suicide Intervention
  • Therapeutic Activities
  • Trauma Assessment
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Video Therapy
  • Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
  • Wellness And Prevention
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Practice locations

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2115 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 200
Washington, DC, 20007

202-944-5400
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Fax 202-944-5404

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry

Fellowship: MedStar Health (2020)

Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2019)

Residency: MedStar Health (2018)

Medical School: Georgia Regents University (2015)

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (2015)