About me
As a reproductive geneticist and high risk obstetrician, Dr. Fries recognizes the privilege of caring for those whose road to motherhood has been difficult and uncertain. Mothers with genetic conditions, such as brittle bone disease, or problems, such as repaired congenital heart anomalies, have special risks in pregnancy. She is committed to providing the most compassionate and experienced care for these high risk women and their infants--comprehensive, honest, and committed care from preconception to postpartum. Dr. Fries works as part of a multidisciplinary and regional involvement of the adult physicians at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the Fetal Program at Children's National Medical Center. This inclusiveness allows women who may have doubted their chance for a healthy and successful pregnancy to realize their dreams.
Dr. Fries has spent over 30 years in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. She trained at the Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences, and did her OB/GYN residency at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center and fellowship in reproductive genetics at University of California-San Francisco. After 26 years in the Air Force, Dr. Fries retired from the military and joined the faculty at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She presently serves as the Director of the Special Moms/Special Babies program, the Clinical Executive Director of the DC Perinatal Quality Collaborative, and is a member of the DC Maternal Mortality Committee.
Additional Practice Location:
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 5100
Olney, MD 20832
Phone: (301) 570-7424
Fax: (301) 570-7425
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Amniocentesis
- Amniotic Fluid Drainage
- Amniotic Fluid Index
- Bilateral Fallopian Tubes Excision, Open
- Biophysical Profile
- Birth Control Counseling
- Blood Clotting Disorder Diagnosis
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Type Testing
- Breech Delivery
- Cardiac Genetic Counseling
- Cervical Cerclage Removal
- Cervix Dilation
- Cesarean Delivery
- Cesarean Delivery With Postpartum Care
- Chorionic Villus Sampling
- Contraceptive Device Insertion
- Contraction Stress Test
- Episiotomy
- External Cephalic Version
- Fetal Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome Management
- Fetal Developmental Assessment
- Fetal Doppler Velocimetry Of The Umbilical Artery
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Fetal Growth Evaluation
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor
- Fetal Monitoring
- Fetal Movement Assessment
- Fetal Therapy For Triplet Pregnancy
- Fetal Ultrasound
- Fetal Venous Doppler Assessment
- Fetal Well-Being Assessment
- Fetal Well-Being Evaluation
- Fetal Xyy Syndrome Diagnosis
- Gene Methylation Analysis
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Counseling For Hereditary Cancer Risk
- Genetic Counseling For Inherited Heart Conditions
- Genetic Counseling For Marfan Syndrome
- Genetic Counseling For Pregnancy Complications
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Genetic Testing For Down Syndrome
- Genetic Testing For Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Genetic Testing For Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Genetic Testing For Stargardt Disease
- Gestational Diabetes Management
- Glucose Screening
- Hypertension Treatment
- In Utero Emg
- Local Anesthesia For Episiotomy Repair
- Neonatal Dermatology
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Percutaneous Umbilical Cord Sampling
- Perineum Skin Repair
- Placenta Percreta Management
- Placenta Screening
- Postpartum Care
- Pregnancy And Postpartum Massage
- Pregnancy Confirmation
- Pregnancy Planning
- Pregnancy Test
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Pregnancy Ultrasound Evaluation
- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
- Prenatal Care
- Prenatal Screening For Aneuploidy
- Prenatal Screening For Sickle Cell Disease
- Prenatal Testing
- Products Of Conception Extraction
- Repair Perineum Muscle
- Repair Vagina, External
- Repair Vulva, External
- Umbilical Cord Evaluation
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW Perinatal Center Ste 108 South Tower Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-6093Fax 202-877-8695
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
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OA Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board Certification: American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Genetics (MD)
Fellowship: University of California Hospital & Medical Center (1992)
Residency: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center (1988)
Internship: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center (1985)
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1984)