Elizabeth M. Chandler, ANPBC MS| Neurology, Headache Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Elizabeth Chandler, CRNP, is a nurse practitioner who specializes in neurology and focuses on care for patients with headache disorders. Her clinical specialty is treatment of migraines, cluster and tension headaches, facial pain, and post traumatic headaches—conditions that can cause tremendous discomfort while also impacting a patient’s day-to-day functionality and overall quality of life.
Ms. Chandler utilizes a wide variety of treatment options including oral medications, supplements, injections including Botox for treatment of chronic migraine, infusion therapies, neuromodulation, and physical therapy. She is involved in clinical trials focusing on headache disorders and has participated in patient advocacy events to raise awareness and increase funding for treatment and research.
Patient education and engagement are important to Ms. Chandler. She is committed to helping every patient understand their medical diagnosis, the benefits of pursuing treatment, and how lifestyle modifications can help minimize the frequency and severity of painful episodes. Her ultimate goal is to deliver patient-centered care by listening intently and helping each patient live comfortably and fully, despite their medical condition.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Headache
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Myelitis
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Spinal Arachnoiditis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Concussions
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dystonia
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallbladder Disease
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemiplegia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Infectious Diseases Of Skin
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Ischemic Stroke
- Kohler Disease
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningitis
- Migraine
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathy
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Arachnoiditis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stupor And Coma
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tic Disorder
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vascular Dementia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Low Vision Therapy
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neurostimulation
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pain Medication Management
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Sleep Study
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Speech Therapy
- Subarachnoid Block
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Vestibular Testing
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 Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- POS OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: University of Massachusetts School of Nursing (2007)
Awards
- Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year 2023 - MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center