Kathleen M Burger, DO| Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Atherosclerosis
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Confusion
- Difficulty Speaking
- Disorder Of Balance
- Dizziness
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lacunar Stroke
- Moyamoya
- Numbness
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Tingling
- Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
- Unsteady Gait
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Reflexes
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aneurysm
- Arm Weakness
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Ataxia
- Atherosclerosis
- Behcet Syndrome
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Carotid Stenosis
- Central Nervous System Lupus
- Cerebellar Ataxia
- Cerebellar Disease
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cervical Dystonia
- Cervical Plexopathy
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
- CNS Vasculitis
- Cognitive Impairment
- Concussion
- Confusion
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Dejerine Sottas Disease
- Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Difficulty Speaking
- Diplopia
- Disorder Of Balance
- Dizziness
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Encephalopathies
- Epilepsy
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Pain
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Headache
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
- HIV Myopathy
- Horner Syndrome
- Inclusion Body Myopathy
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lacunar Stroke
- Leg Weakness
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Lip Droop
- Lobar Atrophy Of Brain
- Medication Overuse Headache
- Memory Disorders
- Movement Diseases And Disorders
- Moyamoya
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelitis
- Myoclonic Epilepsy With Ragged Red Fibers
- Nerve Root Disorder
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neuralgia
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Neuropathy
- Non Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Paramyotonia Congenita
- Paraplegia
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Periodic Paralysis
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Plexopathy
- Positional Vertigo
- Primary Cerebellar Degeneration
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Quadriplegia
- Radiculopathy
- Sensory Impairment
- Sensory Neuronopathy
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spasticity
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Spinocerebellar Degeneration
- Spinocerebellar Diseases
- Statin Myopathy
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Syncope
- Tetraplegia
- Tic Disorders
- Tingling
- Tinnitus
- Torticollis
- Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Gait
- Vertigo
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
Procedures I perform
- Angiography
- Avm Embolization
- Botox For Dystonia
- Botox For Hemifacial Spasm
- Botox For Spasticity
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Evaluation (EMU)
- Headache Therapy
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Infusion Treatment
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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- CFBCBS EPO
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Open EPO Plus
- Open POS II
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- FIRST HEALTH
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Innovation Health: POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Opoen HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Fellowship Program: Mount Sinai Hospital (2005)
Residency Program: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2003)
Internship Program: Nassau University Medical Center (2000)
Medical School: New York College (1999)