Kurt W. Ela, PSYD| Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Kurt Ela is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Outpatient Programs at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He provides individual psychotherapy to adults and adolescents. Specific areas of focus include mood and anxiety disorders, relationship challenges, and issues related to grief and loss. He also specializes and teaches group therapy. Dr. Ela received his Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College and his Doctorate in Psychology from The George Washington University. He completed his internship at Pennsylvania Hospital within the University of Pennsylvania Health System, where he worked with adult, adolescent, and pediatric patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Conduct Disorders
- Depression Treatment
- Eating Disorders
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicidal Thought
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Anxiety
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Addiction
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Conversion Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Executive Function Disorder
- Gallbladder Disease
- Irritability
- Manic Episode
- Memory Loss
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personality Disorders (MULTIPLE TYPES)
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Problems Related To Social Environment
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Selective Mutism
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Suicidal Thought
- Tic Disorder
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Child Development Guidance
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Depression Treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Exposure And Response Prevention
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fertility Counseling
- Graston Technique
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hypnotherapy
- I-131 Therapy
- Infusion Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Social Skills Training
- Stress Management And Relaxation Techniques
- Stress Reduction
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Therapeutic Play
- Wellness And Prevention
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
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
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- POS OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
Education
Residency: Fulton County Health Center (2007)
Internship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2006)