Samantha Kate Matuella, MD| Psychiatry, Neurology | MedStar Health
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Samantha Kate Matuella

Samantha Kate Matuella, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Psychiatry, Neurology

Languages: English

About me

Samantha Matuella, MD is an attending psychiatrist on the 5W inpatient psychiatry unit, as well as in the adult outpatient clinic with an emphasis on Women’s Mental Health. Dr. Matuella received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia with a BA in Neuroscience and Biology. She completed her medical degree at the George Washington University. She then joined our department as a general psychiatry resident in 2018 and served as the Education Chief during her PGY-4 year. As a resident, she completed subspecialized training in Women’s Mental Health.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Anxiety Management
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
  • Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
  • Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
  • Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Amphetamine Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Region Injury
  • Chronic Depression
  • Cocaine Related Disorders
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Conduct Disorders
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Depressive Episode
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disorders
  • Emotional State Symptoms
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Gender Identity Disorders
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Hypomania
  • Impulse Disorder
  • Insomnia
  • Manic Episode
  • Maternal Diseases
  • Mood Disorders
  • Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Personal Risk Factors
  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • Phobic Anxiety Disorder With Agoraphobia
  • Poisoning
  • Problems Related To Lifestyle
  • Problems Related To Psychosocial Circumstances
  • Psychosis
  • Psychotic Disorder
  • Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Sedative Use Disorder
  • Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Somatoform Disorder
  • Suicidal Thought
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
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Procedures I perform

  • Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Anxiety Disorder Screening
  • Anxiety Management
  • Assertive Community Treatment
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
  • Bipolar Disorder Treatment
  • Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
  • Case Management
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Crisis Management
  • Developmental Therapy
  • Drug Testing
  • Existential Group Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
  • Family Education
  • Grief Counseling
  • Group Psychotherapy
  • Health Promotion Counseling
  • Loss Therapy
  • Mental Wellness Programs
  • Monti Procedure
  • Mood Disorder Counseling
  • Neonatal Grief Counseling
  • Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Online Therapy
  • Opioid Agonist Treatment
  • Pain Medication Management
  • Parent Management Training
  • Personality Disorder Treatment
  • Play Therapy
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
  • Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
  • Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
  • Psychological Evaluation
  • Psychopathy Treatment
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychotic Disorder Treatment
  • Schizophrenia Treatment
  • Social Skills Training
  • Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Suicide Intervention
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Video Therapy Sessions
  • Wellness And Prevention
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Practice locations

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2115 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 200
Washington, DC, 20007

202-944-5400
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miles away

Fax 855-771-6849

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
4 N Main
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8930
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miles away

Fax 202-444-0414

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Basic
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • IH-POS Plus
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • First Health PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • HighMark
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Medicare FFS
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Choice POS
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • IH-Open HMO
    • OA Plus
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Medicare Direct
    • Sentara Health
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Aetna HMO
    • Choice POS II
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • United Student Resources
    • UHC Passport
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • POS OA
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Optimum Choice
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • IH-HMO
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Navigate
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • IH-PPO
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • IH-Indemnity
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Beech Street PPO
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • TRICARE East Select
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Network OA
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • IH-POS
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Employee Health Plan
    • First Health PPO
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry

Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)

Medical School: George Washington University (2018)