Samantha Kate Matuella, MD| Psychiatry | 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
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression
- Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Mental Health
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Addiction Disorders
- Adjustment Disorder
- Agitation
- Alcohol Addiction
- Alcohol Dependency
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioral Disorders
- Behavioral Issues In Dementia
- 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
- Disruptive Behavior
- Dissociative Disorders
- Dual Diagnosis
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Executive Function Disorder
- Gender Dysphoria
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Grief
- Hallucinations
- Hoarding Disorder
- Hypochondriasis
- Hypomania
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Mania
- Mental Health Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attack
- Paranoia And Delusional Disorders
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
- Perinatal Mood Disorders
- Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Personality Disorder
- Phobia
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Psycho Oncology
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychosomatic Disorders
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Harming Behaviors
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Somatoform Disorders
- Substance Addiction
- Substance Dependence
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide Attempt
- Thought Disorder
- Trichotillomania
Procedures I perform
- Adult Psychiatry
- Anger Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Men's Mental Health
- Mental Health
- Neuropsychiatry
- Psychotherapy
- Transplant Psychiatry
- Women's Mental Health
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
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- I-SNP
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna HMO
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- D-SNP)
- Carefirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Indemnity
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Choice Plus
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Tricare East Select
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Cigna Network Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Beech Street PPO
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Tricare for Life East
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- WellPoint Maryland
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- United Optimum Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Navigate
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United Golden Rule
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Residency: Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital GME (2022)
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)