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