Stephen R. Mitchell, MD| Rheumatology, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Stephen Ray Mitchell,MD, MBA, MACP, FRCP
Certified in Internal Medicine and Pedistrics And Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Dermatomyositis
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treatment
- Kawasaki Disease
- Muscle Injection
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pediatric Lupus Treatment
- Pediatric Scleroderma Treatment
- Pediatric Vasculitis Treatment
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Sjogrens Screening
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Vasculitis
- Vitiligo Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Back Pain
- Behcet's Disease
- Bursopathy
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Dermatomyositis
- Elbow Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Forearm Pain
- Gout
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Immunodeficiency With Arthritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Juvenile Lupus
- Juvenile Scleroderma
- Kawasaki Disease
- Knee Pain
- Lupus Nephritis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Pediatric Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Posterior Uveitis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sacroiliitis
- Scleroderma
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Sports Injury
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Temporal Arteritis
- Tendinitis
- Vasculitis
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Procedures I perform
- Alternative Therapies
- Amputee Rehabilitation
- Anxiety Management
- Arthrocentesis
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Bipap (BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE)
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Graft
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Dental Prosthetics
- Developmental Therapy
- Disease Management Education
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electromyography
- Existential Group Therapy
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Fertility Counseling
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Flexibility Exercises
- Genetic Counseling
- Heat Therapy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Imaging Studies
- Immunization Administration
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacement
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treatment
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Labs And Blood Work
- Laser Therapy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Massage Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Microsurgery
- Muscle Biopsy
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteotomy
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Rehabilitation Program
- Pain Relief Treatment
- Pediatric Lupus Treatment
- Pediatric Scleroderma Treatment
- Pediatric Vasculitis Treatment
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Pilates Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Polyarthritis Treatment
- Prosthetic And Orthotic Therapy
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Recreational Therapy
- Reflexology
- Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation Guideline
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Shiatsu Massage
- Sjogrens Screening
- Skin Biopsy
- Speech Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Splinting
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Sti Treatment
- Subarachnoid Block
- Surgery
- Synthetic Pathology
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Tai Chi
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tendon Lengthening
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Vasculitis Treatment
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Weight Management Program
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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Student Resources
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OA Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1986)
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals GME (1981)
Internship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978)
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1976)
Awards
- Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award - Arthritis Foundation
- Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians, London
- Master of American College of Physicians
- Founding Fellow American College of Rheumatology
- American Mediclal Women's Association- Larry Zaroff Man of Good Conscience Award - 2021