Waseem Abdallah, MD| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
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
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hallucinogen Abuse
- Head Injury
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Health Conditions
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- 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 Metals
- 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
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
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Network OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Employee Health Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Residency: Howard University Hospital GME (2021)
Medical School: Al-Baath University (2006)