Kathy Silver Katz, PHD| Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics | MedStar Health
Kathy Silver Katz, PhD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Psychology, Pediatrics
Languages: English
202-944-5402
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
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Autism Education
- Depression Treatment
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Disorders
- Behavioral Problems
- Child Anxiety Disorders
- Child Speech Disorders
- Child Tantrums
- Developmental Disabilities
- Dyslexia
- Eating Disorders
- Inattentive Behavior
- Learning Disabilities
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Newborn Developmental Delays
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Sleep Disorders
- Speech Delays
- Test Anxiety
- Writing Disorder
Procedures I perform
- Adhd Assessment
- Adhd Evaluation
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Testing
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Autism Education
- Autism Evaluation
- Autism Screening And Diagnosis
- Behavioral Assessment
- Behavioral Modification
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Counseling For Behavioral Issues
- Counseling For Developmental Disorders
- Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
- Depression Treatment
- Developmental Assessments
- Developmental Delay Diagnosis
- Developmental Therapy
- Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Consultation
- Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Evaluation
- Eating Disorder Treatment And Management
- Grief Counseling
- Learning Disabilities Treatment
- Learning Disability Support
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mental Health Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Management
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Parent Management Training
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Play Therapy
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Social Skills Training
- Stress Management And Relaxation Techniques
- Trauma 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
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OA Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Education
Graduate: Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway (1974)
Internship: NCH Baker Hospital Downtown (1973)