Mayada Akil, MD| Psychiatry, Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Mayada Akil, MD, is the Vice Chair for Education and Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. She also serves as the Medical Director of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Clinic. Dr. Akil trained in psychiatry at the University of Michigan. She was on faculty in the departments of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh from 1989 to 1996 where she was involved in clinical work teaching and research. Dr. Akil joined the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) where she conducted research on the pathophysiology of psychotic disorders then served as a Senior Advisor to the NIMH Director from 2003-2012. She joined the Department of Psychiatry at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in March of 2007. Dr. Akil is nationally known for her work in neuroscience education in psychiatry. She is actively involved in teaching medical students and psychiatry residents
Clinical areas of focus
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychosis Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicidal Thought
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Factitious Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gender Dysphoria
- Impulse Disorder
- Manic Episode
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Obesity
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Organic Mental Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Poisoning
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma And Stress Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Restructuring Training
- Community Health Education
- Conduct Disorder Treatment
- Conflict Resolution
- Coping Skills Training
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Family Counseling For Divorce
- Fertility Counseling
- Geriatric Anxiety Counseling
- Geriatric Health Maintenance
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Illicit Drug Overdose Treatment
- Medication Administration And Management
- Menstrual-Related Mood Disorder Treatment
- Mindfulness Training
- Mood Disorder Counseling
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Online Therapy
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Education
- Palliative Care Services
- Parenting Skills Training
- Partial Hospitalization Program
- Peer Support Groups
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Relaxation Techniques Training
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Stress Management Training
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Substance Addiction Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Telehealth
- Trauma-Focused Cbt
- Video Therapy
- Video Therapy Sessions
- Wellness Services
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
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- IH-POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OA Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Administrators
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: University of Michigan Health System (1989)
Internship: Henry Ford Hospital (1985)
Medical School: University of Damascus School of Medicine (1982)
Awards
- Elected to the American College of Psychiatrists Elected Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association Achievement in Leadership Award, Department of Psychiatry, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Society for Biological Psychiatry Educator of the Year Award