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
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Developmental Assessment
- Developmental Delay
- Developmental Disabilities
- Eating Disorders
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Self Harming Behaviors
- Substance Addiction
- Substance Dependence
- Trauma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Addiction Disorders
- Adjustment Disorder
- Agitation
- Alcohol Dependency
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Brief Psychotic Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Complicated Bereavement Disorder
- Compulsive And Addictive Behaviors
- Conversion Disorder
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Delusional Disorder
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Developmental Delay
- Developmental Disabilities
- Disruptive Behavior
- Dissociative Disorders
- Dual Diagnosis
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Executive Function Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Grief
- Hallucinations
- Hoarding Disorder
- Hypochondriasis
- Hypomania
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Learning Disabilities
- Mania
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Novel Coronavirus Related Mental Health Conditions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Panic Attack
- Paranoia And Delusional Disorders
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
- Perinatal Mood Disorders
- Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Personality Disorder
- Phobia
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Postpartum Anxiety
- Postpartum Psychosis
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Psycho Oncology
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychosomatic Disorders
- Repetitive Behaviors
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Harming Behaviors
- Social Media Addiction
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Somatoform Disorders
- Substance Addiction
- Substance Dependence
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide Attempt
- Thought Disorder
- Trauma
- Treatment Resistant Depression
- Trichotillomania
Procedures I perform
- Adult Psychiatry
- Behavior Counseling
- Children Of Incarcerated Parents Counselling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Developmental Assessment
- Grief And Loss Counseling
- LGBTQ+ Health
- Men's Mental Health
- Mental Health
- Neuropsychiatry
- Online Psychiatrist
- Psychotherapy
- Transplant Psychiatry
- Trauma Focused Psychotherapy
- Virtual Care
- Women's Mental Health
- Work Reintegration Therapy
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- CFBCBS EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- FIRST HEALTH
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2020)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2018)
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (2015)