Sepideh Panahi, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Injections
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Migraine
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Multiple Sclerosis
- 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
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Episcleritis
- 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
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Neurosyphilis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Twitching
- Unsteady Walking
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Management
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Injections
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Emg Guided Botox Injections
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Falls Prevention
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Myasthenia Gravis Management
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroinfectious Disease
- Neurological Emergencies
- Neuro-Otology
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Therapy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke And Cerebrovascular Medicine
- Stroke Management
- 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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
- Navigate
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- OA Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2020)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical System (2018)
Internship: University of Maryland Medical System (2015)
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2014)
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2011)