Maria Veronica Bautista, MD| Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology | MedStar Health
About me
Maria V. Bautista, MD, is head of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. She is an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Bautista joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Pediatrics in 2004 and established the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Bautista is skilled in all areas of pediatric pulmonology, including bronchoscopy and sleep disorders in children. She has special interest and expertise in early childhood asthma, chronic lung disease of prematurity, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, aerodigestive disorders and sleep apnea.
Dr. Bautista is board certified in pediatric pulmonology, general pediatrics, and sleep medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Thoracic Society and American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acne Education
- Asthma
- Bedwetting Education
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchiectasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Cough Management
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Infancy (BPD)
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystitis Treatment
- Inhaled Prostaglandin Therapy
- Palliative Care Program Development
- Pneumonia
- Rhinitis Treatment
- Shortness Of Breath
- Shortness Of Breath Treatment
- Spirometry Test
- Wheezing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchomalacia
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Infancy (BPD)
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Prematurity
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Shortness Of Breath
- Snoring Disorders
- Upper Airway Obstruction
- Vocal Cord Disorder
- Wheezing
Procedures I perform
- Acne Education
- Airway Clearance Techniques
- Airway Dilation
- Asthma Medication Management
- Bedwetting Education
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Bronchitis Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Chest Physiotherapy
- Chest X-Ray
- Chronic Cough Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Congenital Heart Disease Management
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cough Assist Device
- Cystitis Treatment
- Flexibility Exercises
- Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Impedance Plethysmography
- Incentive Spirometry
- Inhaled Prostaglandin Therapy
- Jejunostomy Care
- Lung Diagnostic Endoscopic Drainage
- Lung Volume Measurements
- Metabolic Rate Scan
- Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) Therapy
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- Nasal Cannula
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Palliative Care Program Development
- Peak Flow Monitoring
- Polysomnography
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Hygiene
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Recruitment Maneuvers
- Rhinitis Treatment
- Shortness Of Breath Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Study
- Spirometry Test
- Sweat Collection By Iontophoresis
- Total Lung Capacity
- Vocal Cord Nodule Treatment
Practice locations
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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 400
Washington, DC, 20016
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 421
Olney, MD, 20832
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
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000
- POS OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Sleep Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2000)
Residency: St. Mary's Hospital-Waterbury (1997)
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas (1991)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025