Lewis Phillip Rubin, MD| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology | MedStar Health
Lewis Phillip Rubin, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Pediatrics
Languages: English
About me
Lewis P. Rubin, MPhil, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair (Research) of Pediatrics at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington. Dr. Rubin is a recognized authority on intensive care of premature babies and infants who have complex metabolic, cardiorespiratory, or neurodevelopmental disorders or multiple congenital anomalies. He has been an international consultant in women’s and infant care and organization of healthcare services. His scientific research focuses on pregnancy and newborn nutrition and development, nutritional neuroscience, developmental epigenetics and genomics, and clinical trials. Dr. Rubin received his M.Phil. and M.D. from Yale University and trained in pediatrics, newborn medicine, and molecular endocrinology at Harvard. Before being recruited to Georgetown in 2018, he was a faculty member at Brown University/ Women & Infants’ Hospital of Rhode Island, and professor and chief of neonatology at the Cleveland Clinic, University of South Florida, and Texas Tech University. He holds leadership positions in the American Pediatric Society, American Society for Nutrition, and International Carotenoid Society and has been listed in Best Doctors in America annually since 2007.
Clinical areas of focus
- Neonatal Sepsis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Apnea In Newborns
- Birth Defects Due To Maternal Conditions
- Birth Injury To Skeleton
- Birth Weight Issues
- Bowel Obstruction In Newborns
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Conditions Of Integument Specific To Newborn
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Congenital Absence, Atresia And Stenosis Of Small Intestine
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Esophagus
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Congenital Pneumonia
- Disorders Of Muscle Tone Of Newborn
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Hemolytic Disease Of Newborn
- High Blood Pressure In Newborn
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypoglycemia Of Newborn
- Hypospadias
- Hypothermia Of Newborn
- Infections Specific To The Perinatal Period
- Interstitial Emphysema
- Metabolic Acidemia In Newborn
- Neonatal Aspiration Syndrome
- Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
- Neonatal Hemorrhages
- Neonatal Jaundice Due To Liver Dysfunction
- Neonatal Pneumonia
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Affected By Complications Of Placenta, Cord And Membranes
- Newborn Complications From Labor And Delivery
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Newborn With Birth Asphyxia
- Omphalocele
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Perinatal Hematological Disorders
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Of Newborn
- Premature Birth
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Conditions
- Respiratory Failure In Newborn
- Retinal Disease
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity
- Sepsis In Newborn
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage In Newborn
- Syndactyly
- Syphilis Infection
- Transitory Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Transitory Neonatal Electrolyte And Metabolic Disturbances
- Umbilical Artery Catheterization Complications
Procedures I perform
- Atrial Line Insertion
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Body Cooling Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Congenital Heart Disease Management
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Delivery Room Resuscitation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Newborn Initial Stabilization
- Newborn Subsequent Hospital Care
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Perinatal Asphyxia Treatment
- Phototherapy
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Skin Phototherapy
- Surfactant Therapy
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy Management
- Veno-Venous Ecmo
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Whole Body Cooling
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 Basic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HighMark
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Network OA
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Fund PPO
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Student Resources
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Fellowship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1989)
Fellowship: Boston University Medical Center (1987)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (1985)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (1982)
Awards
- Best Doctors in America, annually from 2006 Fellow, American Pediatric Society Inaugural Fellow, International Carotenoid Society