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