About me
Rachael D. Sussman, MD, is a urologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center, providing care to both male and female patients. Her areas of clinical expertise include voiding dysfunction, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, female urethral disease (diverticulum and stricture), and vaginal fistula. Dr. Sussman is an expert in minimally invasive and vaginal surgery.
After graduating from medical school at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Sussman completed her internship and residency in urology at MedStar Georgetown, where she served as chief resident. She completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) at New York University. Dr. Sussman grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut and earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Spanish at Wesleyan University. Prior to medical school, she worked as a social worker, developing a strong bedside manner and cultivating the skills needed to help people with their most personal issues.
Dr. Sussman is currently an active member of the Society of Urodynamics Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) and the American Urologic Association (AUA), She has authored articles in multiple prestigious publications including the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Urology, and Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology.
Dr. Sussman’s philosophy of care is to approach her patients as teammates, working together to ensure that their specific needs, lifestyles, personal preferences, cultures and goals are taken into consideration when deciding on a treatment plan. She coordinates care with other healthcare providers including physical therapists, gynecologists, and colorectal specialists to create the best approach to managing pelvic and urologic disorders.
In her spare time, Dr. Sussman enjoys traveling, biking, experimenting in the kitchen with her two children, and spending time with her family.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cystocele
- Overactive Bladder
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Rectocele
- Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Urethral Diverticulum
- Urinary Incontinence
- Uterine Prolapse
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bladder Dysfunction
- Bladder Obstruction
- Bladder Spasms
- Bladder Stones
- Cystocele
- Dysuria
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Female Urinary Incontinence
- Fistula
- Hydronephrosis
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Nocturia
- Overactive Bladder
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Rectocele
- Ureteral Stones
- Urethral Diverticulum
- Urethrocele
- Urinary Frequency
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Retention In Women
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urinary Urgency
- Uterine Prolapse
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy
- Bladder Rupture Repair
- Bladder Sling Procedure
- Cystoscopy-Guided Biopsy
- Female Incontinence Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery Treatment
- Retrograde Pyelogram
- Sacral Neuromodulation Revision
- Sacrospinous Ligament Suspension
- Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Transurethral Incision Of The Prostate For Prostate Enlargement
- Ureteral Injury Repair
- Ureteral Stone Removal
- Ureteroscopy With Biopsy
- Urethral Bulking Agents
- Urethral Reconstructive Transplant
- Urinary Urgency Treatment
- Vaginal Surgery
Practice locations
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5530 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 950
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla HealthCare Center 3rd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
106 Irving St NW
Ste 315
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Pediatric Urology
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urogynecology
Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center (2019)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2017)
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2013)
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2012)
Awards
- Washington Top Doc Hall of Fame, Inducted 2026
- Washingtonian Top Doc, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 & 2021