About me
Peter Turkeltaub, MD, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, and is director of the Aphasia Clinic at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Turkeltaub also directs the Cognitive Recovery Lab and is a member of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, a joint program of Georgetown University and MedStar National Rehabilitation Network that focuses on the study of neural plasticity, the biological process that underlies the brain's ability to learn, develop, and recover from injury. His research and clinical work focuses on improving recovery of speech and language functions after stroke or brain injury.
Prior to MedStar NRH, Dr. Turkeltaub completed his residency in Neurology and fellowship in Cognitive Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Medical Doctor degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and his PhD in Neuroscience from Georgetown University.
Dr. Turkeltaub is a member of the board of the National Aphasia Association, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Society for the Neurobiology of Language, and the Academy of Aphasia. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He received the Founders Award from the American Academy of Neurology in 2011, and was the recipient of a 2012 Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- CNS Vasculitis Treatment
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Management
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Treatment
- Sarcoidosis
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Vestibular Neuritis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Apraxia
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Benign Essential Blepharospasm
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Dorsalgia
- Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
- Dystonia
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Encephalitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache In Children
- Herpes
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Meningitis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Dementia
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Angiogram
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botox Injection
- Brain Imaging
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- CNS Vasculitis Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Facial Pain Treatment
- Fine Motor Skills Evaluation
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Management
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Stroke Management
- Subarachnoid Block
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vestibular Testing
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HighMark
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2011)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2009)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2005)