Sean David Pustilnik, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry
Languages: English
855-771-6849
About me
Sean Pustilnik, MD, is the Medical Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program at MGUH and director of the Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service, and an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry. He provides consultative service to medically ill pediatric inpatients, outpatient consultation through the Integrated Mental Health Clinic at MedStar Georgetown Pediatrics of Tenleytown, as well as outpatient psychiatric care of children with mood and anxiety disorders, disruptive behavior disorders and ADHD. His clinical and teaching interests include pediatric psychosomatic medicine and the integration of mental health into pediatric primary care. He is the Project Director for the Georgetown DOD Collaboration Study in partnership with Uniformed Services University to help improve the mental health care for children in military families. Dr. Pustilnik completed his B.A. in Behavioral Biology at Johns Hopkins University, M.S. in Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown University, and graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed his General Psychiatry Residency at the VCU School of Medicine hospital and fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical Institution.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Disorders
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depressive Episode
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Compulsive Behavior
- Conduct Disorders
- Conversion Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Emotional Disorders
- Manic Episode
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizophrenia
- Self Harm
- Separation Anxiety
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Tourette Syndrome
- Trauma
Procedures I perform
- Adhd Evaluation
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment
- Parent Management Training
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Suicide Intervention
- 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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Beech Street PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2013)
Residency: Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University (2011)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2008)