About me
John N. Aseff, MD, is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), with particular interests in electrodiagnostic medicine, soft tissue pain syndromes, and neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation. He was previously the Director of Electrodiagnostic Services, Medical Director of the Post Polio Program, and Medical Director, Admissions, at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network. Dr. Aseff sees patients at the Irving Street location. He is also Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and was the founding director of the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital PM&R Residency Program in 1986. Dr. Aseff formerly chaired the PM&R department at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
He has received multiple awards and distinctions, including the Distinguished Clinician Award (2013) by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Dr. John W. Goldschmidt Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation (2011) by MedStar National Rehabilitation Network. He has also been named multiple times as one of the areas 'Top Doctors' by Washingtonian Magazine. He has also authored several publications and has given numerous presentations. He is also a member of several medical societies, including the American Academy of PM&R, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the Association of Academic Physiatrists.
Dr. Aseff received his MD from the Ohio State University College of Medicine, and completed a residency in PM&R at the Ohio State University Hospitals, after having had additional residency training in General Surgery and Orthopaedics at Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Procedures I perform
- Durable Medical Equipment Prescription
- Dysport Injections
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
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
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Network OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: Ohio State University - College of Medicine (1977)
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland (1975)
Internship: University Hospitals of Cleveland (1974)
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1973)