Elizabeth Mulaikal Cifra, MD| Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
Elizabeth Mulaikal Cifra

Elizabeth Mulaikal Cifra, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (91 reviews)

Specialties: Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Languages: English

877-409-7818

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Acute Pancreatitis
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
  • Anaphylactic Shock
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Asphyxiation
  • Atelectasis
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Septal Defect
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Brain Death
  • Brain Disorders
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Arrest Due To Drowning
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Channelopathies
  • Cardiac Conduction Disorders
  • Cardiac Rupture
  • Cardiac Sarcoidosis
  • Cardiac Tamponade
  • Cardiac Tumor
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Coagulopathy
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Cystitis
  • Dependence On Machines And Devices
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • Diaphragmatic Injury
  • Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
  • Early Complications Of Trauma
  • Emphysema
  • Flail Chest
  • Heart Attack
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Blockage
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Transplant Complications
  • Heart Transplant Rejection
  • Hemodynamic Instability
  • Hemothorax
  • Hypercapnia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
  • Hypoxia
  • Implantable Cardioverter
  • Increased Intracranial Pressure
  • Intraoperative Complications
  • Ischemic Stroke
  • Liver Failure
  • Lung Collapse
  • Mediastinitis
  • Meningitis
  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
  • Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)
  • Multiple Organ Failure
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Myocardial Infarction (HEART ATTACK)
  • Myocarditis
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pneumothorax And Air Leak
  • Postprocedural Complications
  • Postprocedural Respiratory Failure
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Pulmonary Eosinophilia
  • Respiratory Acidosis
  • Respiratory Alkalosis
  • Respiratory Arrest
  • Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Sepsis
  • Septic Shock
  • Shock
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Tension Pneumothorax
  • Thoracic Aorta Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Ventricular Fibrillation
  • Ventricular Septal Defect
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
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Procedures I perform

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome Management
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome Treatment
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Management
  • Arterial Pressure Monitoring
  • Asthma Management
  • Bispectral Index Monitoring
  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Brain Abscess Treatment
  • Brain Death Management
  • Cardiac Amyloidosis Management
  • Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
  • Cardiac Angiosarcoma Treatment
  • Cardiac Arrest Management
  • Cardiac Fibroma Treatment
  • Cardiac Hemangioma Treatment
  • Cardiac Lipoma Treatment
  • Cardiac Lymphoma Treatment
  • Cardiac Myxoma Treatment
  • Cardiac Output Monitoring
  • Cardiac Paraganglioma Treatment
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Optimization
  • Cardiac Rhabdomyoma Treatment
  • Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
  • Cardiac Sarcoidosis Management
  • Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
  • Cardiac Tamponade Management
  • Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
  • Cardiogenic Shock Treatment
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Cardioversion
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome Management
  • Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Monitoring
  • Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Treatment
  • Cerebral Angioplasty
  • Cerebral Angioplasty And Stenting
  • Cerebral Arterial Thrombosis Treatment
  • Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation Treatment
  • Cerebral Atherosclerosis Treatment
  • Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring
  • Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation Monitoring
  • Cerebral Blood Flow Imaging
  • Cerebral Blood Flow Monitoring
  • Cerebral Blood Flow Restoration
  • Cerebral Blood Flow Study
  • Cerebral Carotid-Cavernous Fistula Management
  • Cerebral Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Treatment
  • Cerebral Embolization
  • Cerebral Ischemia Monitoring
  • Cerebral Perfusion Monitoring
  • Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Monitoring
  • Cerebral Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm Management
  • Cerebral Stenting
  • Cerebral Vasculitis Treatment
  • Cerebral Vasculopathy Management
  • Cerebral Vasoreactivity Testing
  • Cerebral Vasospasm Monitoring
  • Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Management
  • Cerebral Vertebral-Vertebral Fistula Management
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage
  • Coagulopathy Management
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  • Coronary Artery Stenting
  • Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electrophysiology Study
  • Endotracheal Intubation
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement
  • Heart Failure Management
  • Heart Failure Treatment
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
  • Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
  • Intubation
  • Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
  • Myocardial Infarction Management
  • Myocardial Infarction Treatment
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Neurological Monitoring
  • Nonautologous Frozen Plasma Transfusion
  • Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
  • Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
  • Non-Invasive Ventilation
  • Pacemaker Insertion
  • Pacemaker Interrogation
  • Pacemaker Reprogramming
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  • Percutaneous Tracheostomy
  • Pericarditis Treatment
  • Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
  • Platelet Transfusion
  • Pleural Cavity Drainage
  • Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
  • Pulmonary Embolism Management
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Failure Treatment
  • Sepsis Treatment
  • Stent Placement
  • Stroke Management
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
  • Tracheostomy
  • Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic Echocardiography
  • Tube Thoracostomy
  • Ventricular Assist Device
  • Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
  • Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
  • Ventriculostomy
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Practice locations

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5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 500
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-444-1323

Fax 443-444-1327

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Fax 443-444-1327

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

Education

Board Certification: ,

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2014)

Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2011)

Graduate: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2008)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Sep 23, 2025

    Listening to my situation

  • May 13, 2025

    Good

  • Mar 26, 2025

    Dr Cifra is excellent! Knowledgeable, a great listener and an expert in her field.