Jemima Ayo-Oluwa Akinsanya, DO| Neurology | MedStar Health
Jemima Ayo-Oluwa Akinsanya, DO
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Jemima (Mima) Akinsanya, DO, is a fellowship-trained neuroimmunologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She serves as the Director of the Georgetown Multiple Sclerosis Center at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, where she is the first MS specialist to serve Prince George’s County in over a decade.
Dr. Akinsanya earned her medical degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, and then completed her neurology residency at Emory University, where she served as a chief resident. She completed a prestigious clinical research fellowship in neuroimmunology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
With specialized expertise in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system, Dr. Akinsanya delivers comprehensive, compassionate care with a strong emphasis on education, empowerment, and shared decision-making. Her team-based approach ensures that patients are active participants in every aspect of their care.
She brings a deep commitment to advancing equitable care, focusing on improving access to care for underserved populations and increasing the representation of diverse communities in clinical research. She is also invested in mentoring the next generation of neurologists and building innovative partnerships between academic and community organizations to advance MS care and research.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mobility Problem
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nervous System Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- 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
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Sentara Health
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2023)
Residency: Emory University Neurology Residency (2020)
Medical School: Touro College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2016)