Stephen William Peterson, MD| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicidal Thought
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Alcoholism
- Amnesia
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asperger Syndrome
- Asphyxiation
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Chronic Anxiety
- Chronic Depression
- Clinical Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Disorders Of Personality And Behavior
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Dystonia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Hallucinations
- Head Injury
- Hypochondria
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Kleptomania
- Loneliness
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Breakdown
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Migraine
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Obesity
- Panic Attacks
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Poisoning
- Postpartum Depression
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Social Anxiety
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Subcortical Infarction
- Suicidal Thought
- Tic Disorder
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Dementia
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- I-131 Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Pain Medication Management
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Therapeutic Activities
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
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
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Direct
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: St. Elizabeth's Hospital (1978)
Internship: St. Elizabeth's Hospital (1974)
Medical School: University of Tennessee (1974)