About me
Fatemeh Milani, MD, is interim chair for the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (Hospital Center) and a specialist in PM&R at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. Before joining MedStar NRH in 1987, she was an assistant professor and Chief of the Department of Rehabilitation at Loghman Hakim Hospital at the National University of Iran in Tehran.
Dr. Milani performs physiatry consults and electrodiagnostic studies (nerve conduction studies and electromyography) at the Hospital Center. She received her medical degree from Tehran University School of Medicine. She completed a fellowship in rheumatology at Victoria General Hospital/Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at St. Vincent's Medical Center in New York, and an internship in internal medicine at Huron Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Milani is a diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a diplomate of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and a fellow of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Dr. Milani can be reached at 202-877-1621 or 202-877-1126.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle Pain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Cartilage Injury
- Concussion
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Knee Injury
- Knee Pain
- Meniscus Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Instability
- Shoulder Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Pain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain
- Arthralgia
- Arthritis
- Athletic Pubalgia
- Back Muscle Injury
- Back Pain
- Bursitis, Subcutaneous Tendo Achilles
- Calf Muscle Injury
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Cartilage Injury
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Compartment Syndrome
- Concussion
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Hamstring Injury
- Heat Illness
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Injury
- Knee Pain
- Leg Injury
- Leg Pain
- Ligament Injury
- Lower Back Injury
- Meniscus Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Osteoarthritis
- Patellofemoral Injury
- Radiculopathy
- Repetitive Stress Injury
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Running Injury
- Sciatica
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Injury
- Shoulder Instability
- Shoulder Pain
- Spasticity
- Sports Related Injury
- Stress Fractures
- Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Wrist Injury
- Wrist Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Balance Rehabilitation
- Botox For Spasticity
- Concussion Testing
- Cortisone Injection
- Exercise Prescription
- Gait Analysis
- Joint Injection
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Ultrasound
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
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- CFBCBS EPO
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Opoen HMO Option
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Network OA
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Tricare Prime
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- FIRST HEALTH
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Other Certification: American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, -
Fellowship Program: Victoria General Hospital (1982)
Fellowship Program: Victoria General Hospital (1980)
Residency Program: St. Vincents Hospital and Medical Center (1979)
Internship Program: Huron Hospital (1976)
Medical School: Tehran University (1974)