William L. Cohen, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry
Languages: English
202-944-5404
About me
William Cohen, MD, is an assistant professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He provides clinical care in the emerging adult Launch Clinic, Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, and Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Unit at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. His clinical and teaching interests are focused around the developmental considerations of identity, interpersonal relationships, and neurobiology, especially as pertaining to transitional age youth and their families coping with emotional and cognitive problems. Dr. Cohen completed a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Georgetown University and a General Psychiatry Residency in The Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia. He earned his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, and prior to medical school he earned a B.A. in Philosophy from Wesleyan University and then worked with adolescents as a wilderness therapy field instructor in Utah.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Behavioral Problems
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Child Abuse Trauma
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Gender Identity Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Hypomania
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Learning Disability
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Odd (OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER)
- Panic Attacks
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Poisoning
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Problems Related To Psychosocial Circumstances
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Scholastic Skills Disorder
- School Refusal
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Separation Anxiety
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Substance Abuse
- Suicidal Thought
- Tic Disorder
- Trauma
- Women's Mental Health Issue
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Depression Treatment
- Drug Testing
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Social Skills Training
- Stress Reduction
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Supportive Care
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
4 N Main
Washington, DC, 20007
2115 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 200
Washington, DC, 20007
Insurance
This list represents the major payors accepted by MedStar Health. NOTE: Payor contracts change and not all plans associated with a payor may be covered. Payors may offer multiple plans. If you have a question related to your insurance, please contact your insurance plan directly. Contact information is located on your health insurance ID card. *Denotes limited participation. Specific providers and practices may NOT be participating. Please contact your insurance plan directly.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2016)
Residency: Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia (2014)
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College (2010)