Waseem Abdallah, MD| Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine | MedStar Health
Waseem Abdallah, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine
Languages: Arabic, Aramaic, English
About me
Waseem Abdallah, MD, is a fellowship-trained psychiatrist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Abdallah received his medical degree at Al-Baath University and completed two residencies: one in Qatar and a second one at Howard University Hospital. Dr. Abdallah graduated as chief resident from both residency programs. He went on to complete a fellowship at MedStar Georgetown in Consultation-Liaison psychiatry and now serves as a faculty member for that fellowship.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychosis Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Video Therapy Sessions
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Anxiolytic Abuse
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conversion Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Disorders Of Personality And Behavior
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Dystonia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Hallucinogen Abuse
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Poisoning
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Stimulant Withdrawal
- Suicidal Thought
- Toxic Effect Of Substances
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mental Health Case Management
- Mental Health Screenings
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychosis Treatment
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Trauma Therapy
- Video Therapy Sessions
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
East Bldg 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- IH-PPO
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Network OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Residency: Howard University Hospital GME (2021)
Medical School: Al-Baath University (2006)