Joel Selanikio, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish, French
(202) 243-3434
About me
Dr. Joel Selanikio (@jselanikio) is an award-winning physician, epidemiologist, TED speaker, futurist, and emergency responder working in the fields of technology, healthcare, entrepreneurship, innovation, artificial intelligence, big data, child health, global health, and disaster response.
He is the winner of the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for Healthcare, and the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainable Innovation, and a founding member of the World Health Organization Digital Health Roster of Experts.
A frequent keynote speaker, Dr. Selanikio speaks and consults on the intersection of technology, health, and healthcare, identifying ways in which advances in technologies such as artificial intelligence will alter healthcare, global health, the pharmaceutical industry, and our personal health.
He has consulted and/or spoken at Davos, Foo Camp, Nasdaq, WHO, UNICEF, IFRC, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Google, DARPA, CNN, Fox News, the Clinton Global Initiative, the Royal Society of Medicine, and for many leading organizations in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry – and has been profiled by the Guardian, Wired, Forbes, TED, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, the BBC, NPR, Information Week, and the Washington Post, among many other publications.
An emergency responder and former CDC epidemiologist and outbreak investigator, he served as a consultant epidemiologist to the DC Department of Health and to FEMA for the COVID-19 response over 2020 to 2021. In December 2014 to January 2015, he was the lead physician at the IMC Ebola Treatment Center at Lunsar, Sierra Leone. As an officer of the Public Health Service, Dr. Selanikio served as Chief of Operations for the HHS Secretary's Emergency Command Center after the 9/11 attacks. In 2005, he was given the Haverford Award for Humanitarian Service for his work in treating tsunami victims in Aceh, Indonesia. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and son, and continues to practice pediatrics at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Camp Physicals
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Immunization Administration
- Lactation Counseling
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- School Physical
- School Physical
- Sports Physicals
- Well Child Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Tonsillitis In Children
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Reactions In Children
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Anemia In Children
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain In Children
- Asthma
- Asthma Attack
- Asthma In Children
- Asthma Management
- Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Baby Acne
- Baby Reflux
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bedwetting
- Behavioral Problems
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Blood In Stool
- Bone Disorders In Children
- Breastfeeding Difficulties
- Bronchiolitis
- Burn Injuries
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Child Anxiety Disorders
- Child Asthma
- Child Constipation
- Child Speech Problems
- Child Tantrums
- Cold And Flu In Children
- Colic In Infants
- Common Cold In Children
- Constipation
- Cradle Cap
- Croup
- Delayed Speech And Language Development
- Developmental Delays In Toddlers
- Ear Foreign Body
- Ear Infections In Children
- Ear Pain In Children
- Eczema
- Enuresis
- Environmental Allergies
- Eye Problems In Children
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Fever In Children
- Flu In Children
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Growing Pains
- Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
- Head Injury
- Head Lice
- Headache In Children
- Health Counseling
- Hives
- Impetigo In Children
- Infection
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Knee Pain In Children
- Language Developmental Delays
- Lead Poisoning In Children
- Learning Disabilities In Children
- Leg Pain In Children
- Medically Complex Child
- Middle Ear Pain
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Disorders
- Nightmares In Children
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nursemaid's Elbow
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity In Children
- Oral Thrush
- Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
- Otitis Media
- Overweight Children
- Pediatric Allergies
- Pediatric Anemia
- Pediatric Sinusitis
- Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
- Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
- Pinworms
- Pneumonia In Children
- Poor Appetite In Children
- Premature Birth
- Premature Infant
- Reflux In Infants
- Roseola
- Rubella
- Runny Nose
- Scabies In Children
- Scarlet Fever
- School Physical
- Sinusitis In Children
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin Infections In Children
- Skin Rashes In Children
- Speech Disorders
- Sprains And Strains In Children
- Strep Throat
- Swimmer's Ear
- Testicular Pain
- Throat Pain
- Tinea Infections
- Underimmunization
- Underweight In Kids
- Unexplained Fever
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaccination Concerns
- Vaccinations For Children
- Vaginitis
- Viral Exanthem In Children
- Viral Infection
- Vision Problems In Children
- Vomiting In Children
- Well Child Exam
- Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
- Wound Infections In Children
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Acid Reflux Treatment
- Annual Well Child Exam
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma Attack Treatment
- Asthma Medication Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Screening And Diagnosis
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Camp Physicals
- Child Development Guidance
- Child Developmental Assessment
- Cholesterol Screening
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Constipation Education
- Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
- Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Counseling For Behavioral Issues
- Counseling For Children
- Counseling For Chronic Illness
- Counseling For Developmental Disorders
- Counseling For Down Syndrome
- Counseling For Feeding Problems
- Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
- Daycare Physical
- Developmental Assessments
- Developmental Delay Diagnosis
- Developmental Follow-Up
- Dietary Counseling
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Growth Development Screening
- Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
- Immunization Administration
- Infant Nutrition Counseling
- Infection Treatment
- Injury Prevention
- Lactation Counseling
- Newborn Care
- Nutrition And Diet Counseling
- Pediatric Asthma Management
- Pediatric Asthma Screening
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Physical Exam For School
- Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
- School Physical
- Sleep Counseling
- Sports Physicals
- Telemedicine Treatment
- Telemedicine Visit
- Vaccinations
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8751Fax 866-990-5516
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
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Navigate
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
Education
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine (1995)
Graduate: Brown University (1992)
Awards
- Brown Medical Alumni Association Ruth B. Sauber Distinguished Alumni Lecture Award
- Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainable Innovation
- Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for Healthcare
- Tech Museum Award for Health
- US Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal
- US Army Meritorious Service Medal
- US Public Health Service Crisis Response Service Award
- HHS Secretary's Award for Outstanding Service