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 Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- 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
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Graston Technique
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hypnotherapy
- 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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HighMark
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
Education
Residency: Fulton County Health Center (2007)
Internship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2006)