Steven Alan Epstein, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychiatry
Languages: English
202-944-5404
About me
Dr. Steve Epstein is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry of the Georgetown University School of Medicine and Chief of Service of the Department of Psychiatry of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is also Physician Executive Director for Behavioral Health for MedStar Health, a non-profit healthcare organization that includes ten hospitals in DC and Maryland. In this role, he oversees physician recruitment, strategic planning, and quality improvement in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale College and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. After completing a residency in psychiatry at Tufts-New England Medical Center, he was a fellow in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Inova Fairfax Hospital. From 1990 to 2000 he directed Georgetown’s Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service and he became department chair in 2001. He currently directs the Physician Health Committee for the MedStar Health system.
Dr. Epstein has conducted NIH-funded research and published extensively in the area of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. In 2001, he was awarded an RO1 grant from NIMH to study primary care physicians’ decision-making in the evaluation and treatment of depression. He has also been principal investigator on two other NIMH grants in this area. He has been the recipient of four teaching awards from Georgetown psychiatry residents. In 2011 he was elected by his peers to the MAGIS Society of Masters Teachers of the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
In 2016 Dr. Epstein served as President of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, the 1400 member national organization for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. He recently ended his term as Vice Chair of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Committee of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. In July 2015, he was appointed to a six-year term as a member of the Psychiatry Review Committee for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. For the past seven years he has been a visiting Professor at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Schizophrenia 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
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center GME (1990)
Residency: Tufts Medical Center (1989)
Internship: Tufts Medical Center (1986)
Medical School: Perelman School Of Medicine At The University Of Pennsylvania (1985)