About me
Kirsten Hawkins, MD, is an adolescent medicine specialist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Hawkins discovered her love for adolescent medicine during medical school. She went on to complete adolescent medicine subspecialty training after her pediatric residency, focusing on the unique needs of teenage patients and their families.
Adolescent medicine combines Dr. Hawkins' interest in different areas of medicine, including sports medicine, endocrinology, gynecology and reproductive health. An athlete as a teen and an avid cyclist and skier today, she also offers first-hand experience in the areas of nutrition and sports medicine. With an educational and multidisciplinary approach to care, Dr. Hawkins helps teens and their families navigate the many physical and emotional changes of adolescence. She works with a patient-focused team that includes a dietician and works collaboratively with community based behavioral health specialists.
Dr. Hawkins is a fellow of the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). She has received several honors for her teaching and research including the John Eisenberg Career Development Award from the Georgetown Women in Medicine. She is a graduate of the MedStar Teaching Scholars program which included the AAMC’s Medical Education Research Certification (MERC) and Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Certificate Programs.
Dr. Hawkins is active in several professional societies. She is the former president of the Chesapeake Regional chapter of the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine and has served on the national subcommittee on electronic health record. She is a former member of the board of the District of Columbia’s chapter of the AAP and served as chair of the nominating committee. She is the current chair of the committee on Adolescent Health and the chapter's E Cigarette Champion working to reduce teen vaping. She is a faculty member of the Physicians for Reproductive Health’s Adolescent Reproductive Health Education Project. She is board certified in pediatrics and adolescent medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Hawkins has testified before the District of Columbia’s City Council on topics ranging from concussions to health education in schools.
Dr. Hawkins is frequently invited to speak at meetings of professional societies. Her lecture topics include adolescent confidentiality in the digital age, menstrual disorders, teen substance abuse, adolescent vaccination, adolescent transition to adult care, and communicating with teens. Dr. Hawkins is a reviewer for the Journal of Adolescent Health and the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Her research has been published in scientific journals, including the Journal of Adolescent Health, Pediatric Dermatology, Translational Behavioral Medicine: Practice, Policy, and Research and Health Education & Behavior. She has written chapters on adolescent confidentiality and transition to adult healthcare.
Dr. Hawkins research interests include:
- Adolescent Transition to Adult Health Care
- Adolescent Confidentiality
- Pediatric Medical Education
- Teaching Communication Skills
- Adolescent Cancer Prevention
- Adolescent nicotine use and prevention
Dr. Hawkins is an associate professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine, chief of the adolescent medicine section at MedStar Georgetown and in July 2014, became the director of the pediatric residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. In these roles she provides clinical and academic instruction for more than 60 pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents and 200 medical students annually.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acne
- Acne Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety And Depression Screening And Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Concussion Testing And Management
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Eating Disorders
- Fertility Counseling
- Menstrual Disorder Treatment
- Menstrual Disorders
- Migraine
- Violence Prevention Counseling
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Acne
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adolescent Depression
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Arm Injury
- Asthma
- Birth Defects Due To Maternal Conditions
- Bone Disorders
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Child Speech Disorders
- Childhood Diabetes
- Choroidal Nevi
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Congenital Knee Dislocation
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Congenital Malformations Of Female Genitalia
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Puberty
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Ear Infection
- Eating Disorders
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Enuresis
- Eye Infections
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fever
- Foot Cartilage Injury
- Fungal Infections
- Gastroenteritis
- Gender Identity Disorders
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Head Injury
- Herpes
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hives
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Impetigo
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Insect Bites And Stings
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Pain
- Learning Disabilities
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malabsorption
- Menstrual Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mood Disorders
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Complications From Maternal Pregnancy
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity In Children
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Pneumonia
- Poison Ivy, Oak, Sumac
- Proteinuria
- Protozoal Diseases
- Respiratory Failure In Newborn
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Retinal Disease
- Scholastic Skills Disorder
- Scoliosis
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sports Concussion
- Strains
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Syncope
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tic Disorder
- Tooth Loss
- Type 2 Diabetes In Children
- Urological Disorders
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Viral Diseases
- Viral Infection
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- Acne Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anesthetic Injection For Sphenopalatine Ganglion
- Anxiety And Depression Screening And Treatment
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Behavioral Health Screening
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Birth Control Counseling
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Booster Shots
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Concussion Testing And Management
- Congenital Heart Disease Management
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Cystitis Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Down Syndrome Treatment
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Eczema Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Fertility Counseling
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hearing Testing
- Hemophilia Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- In-Home Visits
- Intrauterine Device
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Menstrual Disorder Treatment
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Muscle Injection
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Treatment
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- Orthopedic Evaluation
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pap Smear
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Physical Exams
- Risk Assessment
- Scoliosis Screening
- Seizure Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Speech Therapy
- Sports Concussion Testing
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Tonsillitis Treatment
- Tourette Syndrome Management
- Travel Health
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vaginal Candidiasis Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Violence Prevention Counseling
- Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Vitamin Deficiency Screening
- Weight Management Program
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
- IH-EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- IH-PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Navigate
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HighMark
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2006)
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2003)
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2000)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Selected Research:
Pediatric to Adult Transition: A Quality Improvement Model for Primary Care
Dr. Hawkins and colleagues published in the Journal of Adolescent Health on this project in 2014. The quality improvement model is now being replicated in health systems across the country.
The Effects of Framed Messages for Engaging Adolescents with Online Smoking Prevention Interventions:
Dr. Hawkins and colleagues have presented research with online smoking prevention interventions at Pediatrics Academic Society and published the work in Translational Behavioral Medicine: Practice, Policy, And Research
Recommendations for Electronic Health Record Use for Delivery of Adolescent Health Care
Dr. Hawkins and colleagues on the Electronic Health Committee from the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine published a position paper on the use of electronic health records with special consideration for adolescent confidentiality and privacy.