About me
Dr. Francis G. Tirol, FAES, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he specializes in clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy, and general neurology. He delivers advanced, compassionate care to adults who have a wide range of seizure disorders including complex cases where seizures have not responded to medications. Dedicated to patient-centered care, Dr. Tirol works to help individuals reduce both the frequency and duration of their seizures by uncovering underlying causes and developing personalized, effective treatment plans.
Dr. Tirol’s medical journey began at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He continued with a neurology residency at NYU School of Medicine and then completed fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at UCLA/David Geffen School of Medicine. This comprehensive education has prepared him to care for patients across the full spectrum of epilepsy. He currently serves as vice chair of clinical operations and associate professor in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, a nationally recognized academic and research medical center.
Working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team—including a skilled neurosurgeon and a patient coordinator—Dr. Tirol provides each patient with seamless, well-coordinated care. For those whose seizures continue despite trying two or more medications, he carefully assesses advanced treatment options such as surgery, device therapy, or other innovative approaches that may offer better seizure control. By prioritizing early evaluation, Dr. Tirol ensures that patients with uncontrolled seizures can access more effective therapies as soon as possible.
Beyond his clinical work, Dr. Tirol is the program director of the Epilepsy Fellowship and associate program director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, playing an important role in training the next generation of epilepsy specialists. He is also active in national clinical trials exploring new therapies for both focal and generalized epilepsies and frequently presents his research at leading medical conferences. As a member of the American Epilepsy Society and the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Tirol contributes to the field through service on editorial boards and review panels, helping to bring the latest advances into clinical practice.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Partial Seizures
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Convulsion Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Education
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Nerve Block
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
- Seizure Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 410-354-5461
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Student Resources
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Network OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center (2008)
Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2007)
Internship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2004)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2003)