Sara Dehbashi, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Concussion
- Electromyography
- Encephalopathies
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Headache
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Tremor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Reflexes
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Arm Weakness
- Benign Focal Amyotrophy
- Bethlem Myopathy
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
- Concussion
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Dejerine Sottas Disease
- Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diplopia
- Distal Motor Neuropathy
- Distal Muscular Dystrophy
- Distal Myopathy
- Dropped Head Syndrome
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Dysarthria
- Dysesthesia
- Encephalopathies
- Epilepsy
- Eyelid Closure Weakness
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Pain
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Headache
- HIV Myopathy
- Horner Syndrome
- Inclusion Body Myopathy
- Leg Numbness
- Leg Weakness
- Lip Droop
- Lobar Atrophy Of Brain
- Merosin Deficient Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Monomelic Amyotrophy
- Multifocal Acquired Demyelinating Sensorimotor Neuropathy
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- Muscle Atrophy
- Muscle Weakness
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Nerve Root Disorder
- Neuralgia
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Paramyotonia Congenita
- Paresthesia
- Periodic Paralysis
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Plantar Nerve Lesions
- Plexopathy
- Radiculopathy
- Sensory Impairment
- Sensory Neuronopathy
- Sensory Problem
- Slurred Speech
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spasticity
- Statin Myopathy
- Tibial Neuropathy
- Tingling
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Gait
- Weakness
Procedures I perform
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Electromyography
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
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- I-SNP
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Innovation Health: POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Carefirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- D-SNP)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Golden Rule
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Network Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Choice
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Optimum Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna EPO
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Virginia Premier
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Choice Plus
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Navigate
- Kaiser Signature
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Select
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Cigna Indemnity
- Tricare for Life East
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine
Fellowship: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2019)
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals (Galveston) (2018)
Internship: University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals (Galveston) (2015)
Fellowship: Washington University In St. Louis (2014)
Medical School: Shiraz University of Medical Science (2007)