Maria Veronica Bautista, MD| 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
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis Treatment
- 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
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchomalacia
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Shortness Of Breath
- Snoring Disorders
- Upper Airway Obstruction
Procedures I perform
- Airway Dilation
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Chest X-Ray
- Chronic Cough Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystitis Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Impedance Plethysmography
- Lung Diagnostic Endoscopic Drainage
- Metabolic Rate Scan
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Polysomnography
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Study
- Spirometry Test
- 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
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Network OA
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- OA Plus
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
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)