Pauline Tsai, MD| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Mood Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Dystonia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms Of Anxiety
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gender Identity Disorders
- Gender Identity Disorders (E.G. GENDER DYSPHORIA)
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Impulse Disorder
- Impulse Disorders (E.G. KLEPTOMANIA, PYROMANIA)
- Mental And Behavioral Disorders Due To Substance Use
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Migraine
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Postpartum Depression
- Psychoactive Substance Related Disorders With Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia With Catatonia
- Scholastic Skills Disorder
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Stimulant Use Disorder With Psychosis
- Subcortical Infarction
- Substance Use Disorder
- Vascular Dementia
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 Blue Card Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Network OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2012)
Residency: Bellevue Hospital Center (2011)
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (2007)