Shilpa Saroop, PHD| Psychology, Psychiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Saroop is a licensed psychologist in the Women's Mental Health Program, Department of Psychiatry. She specializes in women's perinatal mental health and treats mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and postpartum. Dr. Saroop also provides support for women as they transition to motherhood. She conducts individual, couples, and family therapy. Another area of focus for Dr. Saroop includes providing support to families of babies receiving care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). She developed the Two Hearts Mental Health and Wellness Program in the NICU which provides mental health and wellness support to NICU families and NICU staff. She provides onsite consultation to treatment providers and brief interventions, assessments, and referrals for individuals and families who have a child receiving care in the NICU. She also provides wellness support to NICU staff. Dr. Saroop also participates in the training of psychiatry residents at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Depression Treatment
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Stress
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Female Sexual Dysfunction
- Gallbladder Disease
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Memory Disorder
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attacks
- Postpartum Depression
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma
- Women's Mental Health Issue
Procedures I perform
- Academic Counseling
- Affective Regulation
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Coping Skills Training
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Goal-Setting
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Guided Imagery
- Habit Training
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hypnotherapy
- Learning Disabilities Treatment
- Lifestyle Modification
- Meditation And Mindfulness
- Memory Training
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Parenting Skills Training
- Pediatric Psychology
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Relaxation Training
- Self-Esteem Enhancement
- Self-Hypnosis
- Social Skills Training
- Somatic Experiencing
- Sport Psychology
- Stress Reduction
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Women's Mental Health 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
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
Education
Graduate: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School (2003)
Awards
- Certificate of Appreciation for services provided in the NICU from NICU Families and Caregivers The Distinguished Psychotherapy Supervisor Award, Department of Psychiatry, 2019 The Distinguished Psychotherapy Supervisor Award, Department of Psychiatry, 2020 The Distinguished Psychotherapy Supervisor Award, Department of Psychiatry, 2021
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
June 26, 2020
Check Presentation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Awarded Funding from The Juliet Grace Smith Foundation and The Ava Potter Pilcher Foundation for Mental Health and Wellness Support in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)