Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO| Movement Disorders Neurology, Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Bahroo is an assistant professor and co-director of the Neurology Residency Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He attended medical school in New Jersey, and he completed an internship at Saint Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa. Dr. Bahroo completed his neurology residency as served as the Academic Chief Resident in his final year at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also completed a two-year fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As a board certified neurologist and member of the Movement Disorders program, his primary areas of focus in movement disorders include the medical and surgical management of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. He also specializes in therapeutic botulinum toxin injections for dystonia spasticity and excessive drooling.
Clinical areas of focus
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Benign Essential Blepharospasm
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Cervical Dystonia
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chorea Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia
- Dystonia Treatment
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Mri
- Adrenal Tumor
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anisometropia
- Anxiety
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Basal Ganglia Disorders
- Benign Essential Blepharospasm
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Carotid Stenosis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Chorea
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conversion Disorders
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyskinesia
- Poisoning
- Psychosis
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Syncope
- Tremor
- Unsteady Walking
- Vascular Dementia
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Chorea Management
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lewy Body Dementia Treatment
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Treatment
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transitional Care Planning
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Urinary Tract Obstruction 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 FEP Blue Focus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare FFS
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certification: National Board of Physicians & Surgeons,
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)