About me
As a reproductive geneticist and high risk obstetrician, Dr. Fries recognizes the privilege of caring for those whose road to motherhood has been difficult and uncertain. Mothers with genetic conditions, such as brittle bone disease, or problems, such as repaired congenital heart anomalies, have special risks in pregnancy. She is committed to providing the most compassionate and experienced care for these high risk women and their infants--comprehensive, honest, and committed care from preconception to postpartum. Dr. Fries works as part of a multidisciplinary and regional involvement of the adult physicians at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the Fetal Program at Children's National Medical Center. This inclusiveness allows women who may have doubted their chance for a healthy and successful pregnancy to realize their dreams.
Dr. Fries has spent over 30 years in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. She trained at the Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences, and did her OB/GYN residency at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center and fellowship in reproductive genetics at University of California-San Francisco. After 26 years in the Air Force, Dr. Fries retired from the military and joined the faculty at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She presently serves as the Director of the Special Moms/Special Babies program, the Clinical Executive Director of the DC Perinatal Quality Collaborative, and is a member of the DC Maternal Mortality Committee.
Additional Practice Location:
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 5100
Olney, MD 20832
Phone: (301) 570-7424
Fax: (301) 570-7425
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Amniocentesis
- Amniotic Fluid Drainage
- Amniotic Fluid Index
- Bilateral Fallopian Tubes Excision, Open
- Biophysical Profile
- Birth Control Counseling
- Blood Clotting Disorder Diagnosis
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Type Testing
- Breech Delivery
- Cardiac Genetic Counseling
- Cervical Cerclage Removal
- Cervix Dilation
- Cesarean Delivery
- Cesarean Delivery With Postpartum Care
- Chorionic Villus Sampling
- Contraceptive Device Insertion
- Contraction Stress Test
- Episiotomy
- External Cephalic Version
- Fetal Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome Management
- Fetal Developmental Assessment
- Fetal Doppler Velocimetry Of The Umbilical Artery
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Fetal Growth Evaluation
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor
- Fetal Monitoring
- Fetal Movement Assessment
- Fetal Therapy For Triplet Pregnancy
- Fetal Ultrasound
- Fetal Venous Doppler Assessment
- Fetal Well-Being Assessment
- Fetal Well-Being Evaluation
- Fetal Xyy Syndrome Diagnosis
- Gene Methylation Analysis
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Counseling For Hereditary Cancer Risk
- Genetic Counseling For Inherited Heart Conditions
- Genetic Counseling For Marfan Syndrome
- Genetic Counseling For Pregnancy Complications
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Genetic Testing For Down Syndrome
- Genetic Testing For Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Genetic Testing For Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Genetic Testing For Stargardt Disease
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucose Screening
- Hypertension Treatment
- In Utero Emg
- Local Anesthesia For Episiotomy Repair
- Neonatal Dermatology
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Percutaneous Umbilical Cord Sampling
- Perineum Skin Repair
- Placenta Percreta Management
- Placenta Screening
- Postpartum Care
- Pregnancy And Postpartum Massage
- Pregnancy Confirmation
- Pregnancy Planning
- Pregnancy Test
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Pregnancy Ultrasound Evaluation
- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
- Prenatal Care
- Prenatal Screening For Aneuploidy
- Prenatal Screening For Sickle Cell Disease
- Prenatal Testing
- Products Of Conception Extraction
- Repair Perineum Muscle
- Repair Vagina, External
- Repair Vulva, External
- Umbilical Cord Evaluation
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
Perinatal Center Ste 108 South Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- OA Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Network OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board Certification: American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Genetics (MD)
Fellowship: University of California Hospital & Medical Center (1992)
Residency: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center (1988)
Internship: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center (1985)
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1984)