Kathy Silver Katz, PhD| Psychiatry, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Kathy S. Katz, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist, with a joint appointment between the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Katz has a specialty in providing evaluation and treatment of young children and their families. She has a particular interest in assessment and intervention with children with developmental risks. Dr. Katz works with families to improve problems with sleeping, eating, toileting, and tantrums. She also provides therapy for school age children to help them better manage anxiety and regulation of emotions.
Dr. Katz has been active on Task Forces of the American Psychological Association to promote national policies towards early intervention for children with mental health problems. She has conducted community-based research to improve outcomes for high-risk infants and their families. Dr. Katz completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University. She did her internship at the Judge Baker Center of Harvard Medical School and a Post-doctoral Fellowship at Boston Children’s 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
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- CareFirst NASCO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Carefirst EPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Tricare East Select
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Virginia Premier
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Optimum Choice
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna EPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Golden Rule
- Kaiser Signature
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United Navigate
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- I-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Tricare for Life East
- Beech Street PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Tricare East Prime
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Fellowship Program: Boston Childrens Hospital (1975)