Josephine Elia, MD

Division of Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics

Josephine Elia, MD practices Psychiatry in Wilmington

Specialty

Psychiatry
Practicing Since: 1985
Areas of Expertise
  • ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Behavioral Health
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)
  • Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS)
  • Pediatric Psychopharmacology
  • Psychiatry
  • Tics Disorders
  • X & Y Chromosome Variations
Languages
  • English
  • Italian

Practice Locations

Primary Office

Nemours Childrens Hospital, Delaware
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE  19803
(800) 416-4441

Other Offices

Nemours Children's Health, Rockland II
1801 Rockland Road
2nd Floor, Ste 201
Wilmington, DE  19803-3620
(800) 416-4441

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Insurances Accepted

Accountable Health Plans PPO
Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO
Aetna Better Health PA Medicaid HMO
Aetna HMO
Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
Amerigroup NJ Medicaid/Healthy Kids
Amerihealth Caritas Delaware
Beech Street
Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
Cigna & Great West HMO/POS Open Access
Cigna & Great West PPO/EPO
Cigna Behavioral Health
Cigna/Great West HMO EPO POS
Cigna/Great West PPO
Community Care Behavioral Health
Compsych DE
Corporate Medical Network Global International PPO DE
Corporate Medical Network Global International PPO FL
Devon Health Services
Employers Health Network PPO
First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
First Health/Affordable PPO
Florida Medicaid
Florida Medicare
Health First Health Plans
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware Traditional
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delware HMO PPO POS EPO
Highmark Medicaid Health Options
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield NJ HMO
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NJ PPO
Horizon NJ Health
HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
Humana HMO/POS
Humana PPO/EPO
Insurance Administrators of America
INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge)
Lifetrac Transplant
Magellan Behavioral Health DE
Maryland Medicaid
MHNET Behavioral Health
Molina Healthcare Medicaid
Multiplan PPO
National Transplant (Humana)
New Jersey Medicaid
Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL
Plan Vista/NPPN PPO
Preferred Healthcare PPO
Qualcare HMO/POS/PPO
Star Healthcare Network
Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
Three Rivers Provider Network
Tricare/Humana Military Health Services
United Healthcare Commercial Products
United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid HMO
Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO
Wellcare of NJ Medicaid HMO

Education & Training

Fellowships

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann, 1987
Psychiatry - National Institute of Health Clinical Center Prog, 1991

Intern/Residency Combined

Psychiatry - Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1984

Medical/Dental School

MD - Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann Universi, 1982

Board Certifications

American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology/Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Awards & Recognition

2016

Philadelphia Magazine's Top Doctors

2015

Philadelphia Magazine's Top Doctors

2014

Best Doctors in America

2014

Delaware Today magazine, Top Doctors

2014

Philadelphia Magazine's Top Doctors