Sean David Pustilnik, MD| Psychiatry, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Sean Pustilnik, MD, is the director of the Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic and director of the Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service, and an assistant professor of Clinical Psychiatry. He provides consultative service to medically ill pediatric inpatients, outpatient consultation through the Integrated Mental Health Clinic at MedStar Georgetown Pediatrics of Tenleytown, and telephonic consultation through the DC MAP program, as well as psychiatric care of children with mood and anxiety disorders, disruptive behavior disorders and ADHD. His clinical and teaching interests include pediatric psychosomatic medicine and the integration of mental health into pediatric primary care. Dr. Pustilnik completed his B.A. in Behavioral Biology at Johns Hopkins University, M.S. in Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown University, and graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed his General Psychiatry Residency at the VCU School of Medicine hospital and fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical Institution.
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
- Telepsychiatry
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Virginia Premier
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare East Select
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- I-SNP
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- D-SNP)
- Innovation Health: POS
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Choice Plus
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Medicaid - Maryland
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicaid - Virginia
- CareFirst NASCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Golden Rule
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Navigate
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Student Resources
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2013)
Residency: Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University (2011)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2008)