Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO| Neurology, Movement Disorders Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Bahroo is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Residency Program in the Department of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. He attended Rutgers University for undergraduate studies and University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ) for his M.S and medical education. He completed his internship at Saint Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, PA and his Neurology Residency at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. Subsequently, he completed a two-year fellowship in Movement Disorders also at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.
As a fellowship trained Movement Disorders specialist and manages an active clinic focusing on medical and surgical treatment of PD and ET. He also specializes in the therapeutic role of botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, spasticity, and sialorrhea. Dr. Bahroo lectures at regional, national, international conferences and publishes academic articles in various journals. He is active in resident and medical student education and regularly engages residents and fellows in teaching about management of movement disorders.
Clinical areas of focus
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chorea Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Basal Ganglia Disorders
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Charcot
- Chorea
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dyskinesia
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Lack Of Coordination
- Meningoencephalitis
- Migraine
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurosyphilis
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyskinesia
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Twitching
- Unsteady Walking
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chorea Management
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- 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
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Sentara Health
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OA Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2009)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2007)
Internship: St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network (2004)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2003)