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