Jerold Howard Fleishman, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Jerold Fleishman was recently appointed as the 'Physician Advisor' at MedStar Harbor Hospital. Dr. Fleishman's personal pursuit of excellence parallels MedStar's goals regarding clinical outcomes when it comes to patient care and developing 'best practices.' Dr. Fleishman is currently the Director of the Division of Medicine Peer review and the Medical Ethics Committee at both MedStar Harbor and MedStar Franklin Square Hospital. He is an Emeritus Chief of Neurology at MedStar Franklin Square and an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Dr. Fleishman earned his medical degree from the St. George's University School of Medicine and completed his neurology residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is also a licensed acupuncturist in the State of Maryland.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Numbness Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- 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
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Ischemic Stroke
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sports Concussion
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Seizure 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-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE for Life East
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: University Hospital (1987)
Internship: University Hospital (1984)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (1983)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2014-2023