Sean David Pustilnik, MD| Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry | MedStar Health
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
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Developmental Assessments
- Eating Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Newborn Developmental Delays
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Trauma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Aggressive Behavior
- Agoraphobia
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bedwetting
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image Issue
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Child Speech Disorders
- Claustrophobia
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Coccydynia
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Compulsive Behavior
- Conduct Disorders
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Due To Exogenous Causes
- Conversion Disorders
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Developmental Disabilities
- Disorders Of Personality And Behavior
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Dyslexia
- Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hallucinogen Abuse
- Head Injury
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Kleptomania
- Language Disorders
- Learning Disabilities
- Learning Disability
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Memory Loss
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Newborn Developmental Delays
- Nightmares
- Obesity
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Poisoning
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Problems Related To Upbringing
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Self Harm
- Separation Anxiety
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Speech Sound Disorder
- Stuttering
- Substance Abuse
- Tic Disorder
- Tourette Syndrome
- Trauma
- Underweight
Procedures I perform
- Adhd Evaluation
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Assessment And Diagnosis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Depression Treatment
- Developmental Assessments
- Existential Group Therapy
- Exposure And Response Prevention
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Family Systems Therapy For Children
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- I-131 Therapy
- Infusion Therapy
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Learning Disabilities Treatment
- Learning Disability Support
- Live-In Care
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For Addiction
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychoeducational Testing
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Self-Esteem Enhancement
- Self-Harm Prevention
- Social Skills Training
- Sti Treatment
- Stress Reduction
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Substance Dependence Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- 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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare FFS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Network OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- POS OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2013)
Residency: Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University (2011)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2008)