Overview
Dr. Elli Novatcheva is a board-certified psychiatrist based in Washington, DC, practicing at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She completed her residency at the University of Virginia, where she served as Chief Resident in Outpatient Psychiatry, and earned her medical degree from the University of California San Diego.
Dr. Novatcheva primarily provides medication management and integrates supportive and cognitive-behavioral strategies into her visits. Her clinical interests include mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions, women’s mental health, and female sexual dysfunction. She also has experience treating ADHD, insomnia, and thought disorders across diverse populations.
Her approach to care is collaborative and rooted in getting to know each patient’s unique story. She believes effective treatment starts with truly listening, building a strong therapeutic partnership, and using evidence-based medicine to guide decisions together.
Dr. Novatcheva is committed to providing compassionate, personalized psychiatric care, with a focus on helping patients regain stability, strengthen coping skills, and move toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.
Dr. Novatcheva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Postpartum Depression. Her top areas of expertise are Major Depression, Dementia, Postpartum Depression, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD).
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
216 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017
2115 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Novatcheva has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Peter Schmidt is a Psychiatrist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Schmidt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Postpartum Depression. His top areas of expertise are Postpartum Depression, Menopause, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Platt is an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She graduated from Mayo Medical School and received her M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed pediatrics residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, general adult psychiatry residency at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at NYU Child Study Center/Bellevue Hospital. Her areas of clinical expertise include child and adolescent psychiatry as well as adult psychiatry. She is the medical director of the Latino Family Clinic at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and a clinical consultant on the Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP), supporting the efforts of pediatric primary care providers to assess and manage the mental health needs of their patients. Her research interests include the implementation of mental health and family psychosocial screening in primary care pediatric settings, mental health promotion within primary care and community-based settings, and Latino mental health. Dr. Platt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Postpartum Depression. Her top area of expertise is Postpartum Depression.
Areas of Expertise
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