William L. Cohen, MD| Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry | MedStar Health
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
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Conduct Disorders
- Depression
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Mood Disorders
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychotherapy
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicidal Thought
- 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
- Central Sleep Apnea
- 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
- Gallbladder Disease
- 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
- Electroencephalogram
- Existential Group Therapy
- Exposure And Response Prevention
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fertility Counseling
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- I-131 Therapy
- Infusion Therapy
- 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
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
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare FFS
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2016)
Residency: Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia (2014)
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College (2010)