Maria Veronica Bautista, MD| Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology | MedStar Health
About me
Maria V. Bautista, MD, is head of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. She is an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Bautista joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Pediatrics in 2004 and established the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Bautista is skilled in all areas of pediatric pulmonology, including bronchoscopy and sleep disorders in children. She has special interest and expertise in early childhood asthma, chronic lung disease of prematurity, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, aerodigestive disorders and sleep apnea.
Dr. Bautista is board certified in pediatric pulmonology, general pediatrics, and sleep medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Thoracic Society and American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acne Education
- Asthma
- Bedwetting Education
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchiectasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Cough Management
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Infancy (BPD)
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystitis Treatment
- Inhaled Prostaglandin Therapy
- Palliative Care Program Development
- Pneumonia
- Rhinitis Treatment
- Shortness Of Breath
- Shortness Of Breath Treatment
- Spirometry Test
- Wheezing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchomalacia
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Infancy (BPD)
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Prematurity
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Shortness Of Breath
- Snoring Disorders
- Upper Airway Obstruction
- Vocal Cord Disorder
- Wheezing
Procedures I perform
- Acne Education
- Airway Clearance Techniques
- Airway Dilation
- Asthma Medication Management
- Bedwetting Education
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Bronchitis Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Chest Physiotherapy
- Chest X-Ray
- Chronic Cough Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Congenital Heart Disease Management
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cough Assist Device
- Cystitis Treatment
- Flexibility Exercises
- Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Impedance Plethysmography
- Incentive Spirometry
- Inhaled Prostaglandin Therapy
- Jejunostomy Care
- Lung Diagnostic Endoscopic Drainage
- Lung Volume Measurements
- Metabolic Rate Scan
- Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) Therapy
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- Nasal Cannula
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Palliative Care Program Development
- Peak Flow Monitoring
- Polysomnography
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Hygiene
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Recruitment Maneuvers
- Rhinitis Treatment
- Shortness Of Breath Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Study
- Spirometry Test
- Sweat Collection By Iontophoresis
- Total Lung Capacity
- Vocal Cord Nodule 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
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- POS OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Navigate
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Sleep Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2000)
Residency: St. Mary's Hospital-Waterbury (1997)
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas (1991)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025