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