Bethany Jewell God, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- ADHD
- General pediatrics
- Medically-complex children
- Newborn care
- Preventative medicine
Education
- Residency: National Capital Consortium Pediatrics Residency (Bethesda, MD)
- Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Certifications and professional associations
- Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
Philosophy of care
“Provide exceptional care to children as they grow and support their families through the adventures of parenthood.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Behavior Concern
- Cough
- Ear Infections
- Feeding Problems
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Headache
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Seasonal Allergies
- Sleep Disorders
- Well Child Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Distention
- Abdominal Pain
- Aggressive Behavior
- Anal Fissure
- Anxiety
- Behavior Concern
- Behavioral Disorders
- Blocked Tear Duct
- Blood In Stool
- Breastfeeding Problems
- Breathholding Spells
- Cellulitis
- Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder
- Colic
- Conduct Disorder
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Cough
- Cradle Cap
- Depressed Mood
- Depression
- Destructive Behavior
- Developmental Delay
- Diarrhea
- Disruptive Behavior
- Ear Infections
- Eczema Herpeticum
- Enuresis
- Failure To Thrive
- Feeding Problems
- Fever
- Food Allergy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Headache
- Impetigo
- Irritability
- Labial Adhesions
- Learning Disabilities
- Leg Pain
- Lice
- Lymphadenopathy
- Neonatal Acne
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Novel Coronavirus
- Otalgia
- Pertussis
- Pharyngitis
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Scabies
- School Anxiety
- School Related Problems
- Seasonal Allergies
- Skin Disease
- Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Terrors
- Snoring
- Sore Throat
- Stomach Pain
- Strep Throat
- Teething
- Tinea Capitis
- Tinea Corporis
- Tinea Cruris
- Tinea Pedis
- Toilet Training Issues
- Underweight
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vomiting
- Weight Problem
Procedures I perform
- Autism Testing
- Blood Test
- Breastfeeding Support
- Camp Physicals
- Developmental Assessment
- Examination Of Eyes
- HIV Testing
- Newborn Care
- Novel Coronavirus Testing
- Novel Coronavirus Vaccine
- Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Booster
- School Physical
- Sports Physical Exam
- Travel Medicine
- Travel Vaccination
- Visual Field Testing
- Well Child Exam
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
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Navigate
- Beech Street PPO
- Innovation Health: POS
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- D-SNP)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Virginia Premier
- United Golden Rule
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- United Choice Plus
- Tricare East Select
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- Tricare East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- I-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Medicaid - Virginia
- CareFirst NASCO
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- United Choice
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Carefirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residency Program: National Capital Consortium (2016)
Internship Program: National Capital Consortium (2012)
Medical School: University of South Carolina Medical School (2011)