Bethany Jewell God, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- ADHD
- General pediatrics
- Medically-complex children
- Newborn care
- Preventative medicine
Education
- Residency: National Capital Consortium Pediatrics Residency (Bethesda, MD)
- Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Certifications and professional associations
- Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
Philosophy of care
“Provide exceptional care to children as they grow and support their families through the adventures of parenthood.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Camp Physicals
- Candidiasis
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Immunization Administration
- Lactation Counseling
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- School Physical
- School Physical
- Sports Physicals
- Well Child Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Tonsillitis In Children
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Reactions In Children
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Anemia In Children
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain In Children
- Asthma
- Asthma Attack
- Asthma In Children
- Asthma Management
- Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Baby Acne
- Baby Reflux
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bedwetting
- Behavioral Problems
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Blood In Stool
- Bone Disorders In Children
- Breastfeeding Difficulties
- Bronchiolitis
- Burn Injuries
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Child Anxiety Disorders
- Child Asthma
- Child Constipation
- Child Speech Problems
- Child Tantrums
- Cold And Flu In Children
- Colic In Infants
- Common Cold In Children
- Constipation
- Cradle Cap
- Croup
- Delayed Speech And Language Development
- Developmental Delays In Toddlers
- Ear Foreign Body
- Ear Infections In Children
- Ear Pain In Children
- Eczema
- Enuresis
- Environmental Allergies
- Eye Problems In Children
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Fever In Children
- Flu In Children
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Growing Pains
- Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
- Head Injury
- Head Lice
- Headache In Children
- Health Counseling
- Hives
- Impetigo In Children
- Infection
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Knee Pain In Children
- Language Developmental Delays
- Lead Poisoning In Children
- Learning Disabilities In Children
- Leg Pain In Children
- Medically Complex Child
- Middle Ear Pain
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Disorders
- Nightmares In Children
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nursemaid's Elbow
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity In Children
- Oral Thrush
- Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
- Otitis Media
- Overweight Children
- Pediatric Allergies
- Pediatric Anemia
- Pediatric Sinusitis
- Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
- Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
- Pinworms
- Pneumonia In Children
- Poor Appetite In Children
- Premature Birth
- Premature Infant
- Reflux In Infants
- Roseola
- Rubella
- Runny Nose
- Scabies In Children
- Scarlet Fever
- School Physical
- Sinusitis In Children
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin Infections In Children
- Skin Rashes In Children
- Speech Disorders
- Sprains And Strains In Children
- Strep Throat
- Swimmer's Ear
- Testicular Pain
- Throat Pain
- Tinea Infections
- Underimmunization
- Underweight In Kids
- Unexplained Fever
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaccination Concerns
- Vaccinations For Children
- Vaginitis
- Viral Exanthem In Children
- Viral Infection
- Vision Problems In Children
- Vomiting In Children
- Well Child Exam
- Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
- Wound Infections In Children
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Acid Reflux Treatment
- Annual Well Child Exam
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma Attack Treatment
- Asthma Medication Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Screening And Diagnosis
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Camp Physicals
- Child Development Guidance
- Child Developmental Assessment
- Cholesterol Screening
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Constipation Education
- Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
- Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Counseling For Behavioral Issues
- Counseling For Children
- Counseling For Chronic Illness
- Counseling For Developmental Disorders
- Counseling For Down Syndrome
- Counseling For Feeding Problems
- Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
- Daycare Physical
- Developmental Assessments
- Developmental Delay Diagnosis
- Developmental Follow-Up
- Dietary Counseling
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Growth Development Screening
- Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
- Immunization Administration
- Infant Nutrition Counseling
- Infection Treatment
- Injury Prevention
- Lactation Counseling
- Newborn Care
- Nutrition And Diet Counseling
- Pediatric Asthma Management
- Pediatric Asthma Screening
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Physical Exam For School
- Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
- School Physical
- Sleep Counseling
- Sports Physicals
- Telemedicine Treatment
- Telemedicine Visit
- Vaccinations
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
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Network OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HighMark
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- POS OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residency Program: National Capital Consortium (2016)
Internship Program: National Capital Consortium (2012)
Medical School: University of South Carolina Medical School (2011)