Ayesha Sana Ahmad, MD| Psychiatry, Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Ayesha Ahmad, MD, has joined MedStar Health as a headache neurologist for the department of Neurology. A vital member of the world-class team of MedStar Health neurology experts, Dr. Ahmad takes a patient-centered approach to care, connecting to each patient as she develops tailored treatment plans. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the American Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Ahmad, whose work is published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals, is a frequent presenter at industry conferences and events.
Dr. Ahmad’s areas of special interest include:
- Cluster headache
- Migraine
- Facial pain
- Headache
- Tension-type headache
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Botox for chronic migraine
- Nerve block
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nerve Block
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Brain Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Migraine
- Migraine With Aura
- Mixed Tension Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Headache Infusion Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Infusion Therapy
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache 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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Network OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2021)
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital (2019)
Medical School: Drexel University (2015)