Alexander S Andrews, MD| Pediatrics, Psychiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Alexander S. Andrews, MD, is an attending physician in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Division of Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Andrews’ area of clinical interests includes refractory epilepsy, quantitative EEG methods, general child neurology, and health equity. He sees pediatric patients in the hospital and clinic, and he treats both children and adults who are admitted to the inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.
Dr. Andrews believes in a multifaceted approach to treating epilepsy. He believes in the power of psychological support for patients living with epilepsy and for their families. When it feels as though personal freedom and social connectedness are taken away by the fear of having a seizure, it is critical to regain a positive self-image and goal-driven outlook. He has an interest in helping people who suffer from psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as well.
Dr. Andrews has long been involved in community health. He has volunteered for reputable causes such as Community for Children, a border medicine elective in Texas, and assisted in the creation of the Student Run Free Clinic at the University of Michigan.
He has earned his medical Spanish interpreter certification.
Dr. Andrews’ credentials include:
- Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology (2019)
- Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Epilepsy (2020)
- Medical Degree: The University of Michigan Medical School (2014)
- Internship: Children’s National Health System Department of Pediatrics (2015)
- Residency: Children’s National Health System Division of Neurology (2019)
- Fellowship: The George Washington University Hospital, Epilepsy (2020)
Dr. Andrews’ main areas of clinical expertise includes:
- Pediatric epilepsy
- Ketogenic diet to treat seizures
- Pediatric concussion and headache
- Neurodevelopmental disabilities
- Continuous EEG monitoring
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebral Palsy
- Electroencephalogram
- Migraine
- Seizure Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Disorders
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Child Speech Disorders
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Conduct Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Anomalies
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Affecting Multiple Systems
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Developmental Delays
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Muscle Tone Of Newborn
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
- Dystonia
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- General Symptoms
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypotension
- Immunodeficiency With Major Defects
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Joint Disorder
- Lack Of Coordination
- Limb Deformity
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Muscle Disorders
- Myoneural Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Affected By Complications Of Placenta, Cord And Membranes
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Nystagmus
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phakomatoses
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Respiratory Conditions
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Fractures
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage In Newborn
- Subcortical Infarction
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Tic Disorder
- Transitory Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urological Disorders
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Absence Management
- Acne Treatment
- Adhd Evaluation
- Aids Treatment
- Angiogram
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Atopic Dermatitis Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Bacterial Infection Treatment
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Batten Disease Treatment
- Bedwetting Treatment
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Booster Shots
- Brain Perfusion Scan
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cystitis Treatment
- Daycare Physical
- Dental Prosthetics
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Down Syndrome Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Eczema Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Enuresis Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fertility Counseling
- Flash Electroretinography
- Flu Shot
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Fracture Reduction
- Fracture Treatment
- Functional Mri
- Fungal Infection Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Grief Counseling
- Groin Strain Treatment
- Group Therapy
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intrathecal Baclofen (ITB) Therapy
- Kindergarten Physical
- Lactation Medicine
- Lactose Intolerance Treatment
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Maintenance Of Wakefulness Test
- Measurement Of Central Nervous Electrical Activity
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mole Removal
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Neurocutaneous Disorder Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Neurodevelopmental Therapy
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Newborn Care
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Pap Smear
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Pelvic Exam
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Pesticide Poisoning Treatment
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Polysomnography
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Pregnancy Test
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Retinal Laceration Repair
- School Physical
- Seizure Treatment
- Sex Education
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Shock Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Biopsy
- Sleep Study
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Speech Therapy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Treatment
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Sports Physicals
- Sti Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Thyroid Disease Treatment
- Trauma Therapy
- Travel Health
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Treatment
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vision Screening
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Wart Removal
- Weight Loss Therapy
- Yeast Infection 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
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HighMark
- Medicare Direct
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Network OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Navigate
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- POS OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2020)
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2019)
Residency: Children's National Medical Center (2016)
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (2014)