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