Jacob Aaron Swartz, MD| Psychiatry, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Jacob Swartz, MD, is a child/adolescent psychiatrist who primarily focuses on improving mental health within schools through the Wellbeing in School Environments (WISE) program and stabilizing adolescents in crisis through the adolescent inpatient program at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. Dr. Swartz has clinical interests in mood and anxiety disorders, developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders, trauma, substance use disorders, and global mental health. Dr. Swartz studied psychology and philosophy as an undergraduate at Georgetown University before obtaining his medical degree from Medical College of Georgia. He completed his residency and then Child Psychiatry Fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Developmental Assessment
- Developmental Delay
- Developmental Disabilities
- Eating Disorders
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Self Harming Behaviors
- Substance Addiction
- Substance Dependence
- Trauma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Addiction Disorders
- Adjustment Disorder
- Agitation
- Alcohol Dependency
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Brief Psychotic Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Complicated Bereavement Disorder
- Compulsive And Addictive Behaviors
- Conversion Disorder
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Delusional Disorder
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Developmental Delay
- Developmental Disabilities
- Disruptive Behavior
- Dissociative Disorders
- Dual Diagnosis
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Executive Function Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Grief
- Hallucinations
- Hoarding Disorder
- Hypochondriasis
- Hypomania
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Learning Disabilities
- Mania
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Novel Coronavirus Related Mental Health Conditions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Panic Attack
- Paranoia And Delusional Disorders
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
- Perinatal Mood Disorders
- Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Personality Disorder
- Phobia
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Postpartum Anxiety
- Postpartum Psychosis
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Psycho Oncology
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychosomatic Disorders
- Repetitive Behaviors
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Harming Behaviors
- Social Media Addiction
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Somatoform Disorders
- Substance Addiction
- Substance Dependence
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide Attempt
- Thought Disorder
- Trauma
- Treatment Resistant Depression
- Trichotillomania
Procedures I perform
- Adult Psychiatry
- Behavior Counseling
- Children Of Incarcerated Parents Counselling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Developmental Assessment
- Grief And Loss Counseling
- LGBTQ+ Health
- Men's Mental Health
- Mental Health
- Neuropsychiatry
- Online Psychiatrist
- Psychotherapy
- Transplant Psychiatry
- Trauma Focused Psychotherapy
- Virtual Care
- Women's Mental Health
- Work Reintegration Therapy
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 (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- I-SNP
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Choice Plus
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Tricare East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare East Prime
- United Choice
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Select
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Innovation Health: POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna Indemnity
- United Navigate
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Virginia Premier
- Carefirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Golden Rule
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2020)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2018)
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (2015)