Paola Pergami, MD| Pediatric Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Paola Pergami, MD, PhD, is a Pediatric Neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She also serves as an Associate Professor within the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Pergami has a background in neuroscience, specific training in pediatric neurology, and an interest and expertise in pediatric stroke and rehabilitation. She obtained her MD form the University of Pavia, Italy, and her PhD from the University of Milan, Italy. She completed her Pediatric Neurology Fellowship at UPMC, in Pittsburgh. Complementing her clinical work in pediatric stroke, Dr. Pergami has extensively collaborated with the International Pediatric Stroke Study (IPSS). Within that group, she has contributed to the development of many important studies including studies on seizures in pediatric stroke (SIPS, SIPSII) the role of inflammation in pediatric stroke (VIPS, VIPSII), and investigating potential use of mechanical clot removal in children with stroke. Her clinical expertise and interests focus on acute stroke intervention, neuroimaging, and mechanism of brain plasticity in stroke recovery. Dr. Pergami is the author of over 150 original, peer-reviewed research articles and presentations.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Limb Loss Rehabilitation
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Nerve Block
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Brain Injuries In Children
- Cerebral Palsy
- Concussions In Children
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Headache In Children
- Hemiplegia
- Ischemic Stroke In Children
- Migraine
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Seizures In Children
- Spasticity In Children
- Tic Disorder
- Tourette Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Baclofen Pump Refill
- Biofeedback
- Botulinum Toxin Injection For Spasticity
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Dystonia Treatment
- Echoencephalography With Image Documentation
- Eeg Monitoring
- Eeg With Nasopharyngeal Leads
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electroencephalogram With Hyperventilation
- Electroencephalogram With Photic Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Limb Loss Rehabilitation
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pressure Flow Study
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Sleep Stage Study
- Sleep Study With Video Recording
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Vagus 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
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (2008)
Residency: West Virginia University School of Medicine (2007)
Residency: West Virginia University Hospitals (2004)
Medical School: Universita Degli Studi di Pavia (1989)