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