Samantha Kate Matuella, MD| Psychiatry, Neurology | MedStar Health
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
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Palliative Care Services
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
- Psychosis
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
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
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gender Identity Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mood Disorders
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Obesity
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- 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
- Subcortical Infarction
- Suicidal Thought
- Toxic Effect Of Metals
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Conflict Resolution
- Disease Management Education
- Drug Testing
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fertility Counseling
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- I-131 Therapy
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Live-In Care
- Menopause Counseling
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Services
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Social Skills Training
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Telehealth
- Trauma Therapy
- Wellness And Prevention
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- OA Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- POS OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)