Thuy Nguyen, MD| Neurology, Pediatric Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Thuy Nguyen, MD, is an attending physician and assistant professor in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Division of Pediatric Neurology. She obtained both her undergraduate and medical degrees at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. She remained at Stanford Children’s Health for residency and fellowship training in Child Neurology, and then she went on to complete sub-specialty training in Epilepsy at Children’s National Hospital in DC.
Although her main area of clinical expertise is diagnosis and management of complex epilepsies, including refractory/intractable and genetic seizures, she also enjoys treating a variety of general pediatric neurological conditions. She sees patients in both the hospital and clinic setting.
Dr. Nguyen understands the multifaceted impact of seizures on not only a child’s life, but the lives of their families. Her goal is to understand the unique challenges her patients face, appropriately inform them of diagnostic and treatment options, and develop a plan that works best for them. She is a proud member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and is passionate about meeting her patients where they are in their journey.
She also has a special interest in medical education and she believes that both patients and healthcare providers play an integral role in training new generations of compassionate and competent physicians. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new restaurants and spending time outdoors with her husband and two young children.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Clinical Trials For Pediatric Neurology
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Migraine
- Seizure Treatment
- Status Epilepticus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Anxiety
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Injury From Trauma
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy Spasticity
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Chromosome Disorders Like Down Syndrome
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Convulsions
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dysgraphia
- Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Epilepsy With Generalized Tonic
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Tics
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemiparesis Weakness
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Lack Of Coordination
- Meningitis
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mitochondrial Disorders
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neonatal Seizures
- Neonatal Stroke
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neurogenetic Disorders
- Neuroinflammatory Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Nystagmus
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Partial Seizures
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Phakomatoses
- Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Rett Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Status Epilepticus
- Sturge
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage In Newborn
- Subcortical Infarction
- Temporal Lobe Seizures
- Tic Disorder
- Tremors
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitreous Body Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Treatment
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Arachnoid Cyst Treatment
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Testing
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Cavernous Malformation Treatment
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Central Nervous System (CNS) Monitoring
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Cerebral Vasculitis Treatment
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Clinical Trials For Pediatric Neurology
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Cortical Mapping
- Cortical Stimulation
- Craniosynostosis Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Disease Prevention
- Dopamine Therapy
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Event-Related Potentials (ERP)
- Flash Electroretinography
- Functional Mri
- Hemispherectomy
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Ictal Spect
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring
- Intraoperative Brain Mapping
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Limb Loss Rehabilitation
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Measurement Of Central Nervous Electrical Activity
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Moyamoya Disease Treatment
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Myelomeningocele Treatment
- Nerve Conduction Velocity
- Neurogenetics Clinic
- Neuroimaging
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Neuroplastic Surgery Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Treatment
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Responsive Neurostimulation
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Treatment
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subdural Grid Placement
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vestibular Testing
- Wada Testing
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 Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS
- Sentara Health
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Choice Fund PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2022)
Residency: Stanford University Neurology GME (2021)
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine (2016)