Samantha Kate Matuella, MD| Psychiatry, Neurology | MedStar Health
Samantha Kate Matuella, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychiatry, Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Samantha Matuella, MD is an attending psychiatrist on the 5W inpatient psychiatry unit, as well as in the adult outpatient clinic with an emphasis on Women’s Mental Health. Dr. Matuella received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia with a BA in Neuroscience and Biology. She completed her medical degree at the George Washington University. She then joined our department as a general psychiatry resident in 2018 and served as the Education Chief during her PGY-4 year. As a resident, she completed subspecialized training in Women’s Mental Health.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anxiety Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Chronic Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Gender Dysphoria
- Gender Identity Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Hypomania
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mood Disorders
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobic Anxiety Disorder With Agoraphobia
- Poisoning
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Problems Related To Psychosocial Circumstances
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Assertive Community Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
- Case Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Conflict Resolution
- Crisis Management
- Developmental Therapy
- Drug Testing
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Family Education
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Loss Therapy
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Monti Procedure
- Mood Disorder Counseling
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder Treatment
- Neonatal Grief Counseling
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Online Therapy
- Opioid Agonist Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopathy Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Social Skills Training
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Trauma Therapy
- Video Therapy Sessions
- Wellness And Prevention
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
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Student Resources
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS Plus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)