About me
Tian Wang, MD, is a board certified neurologist with special interest in epilepsy, neurophysiology, headache medicine and neurodevelopmental disorder. A specialist in epilepsy and neurophysiology, Dr. Wang is part of an esteemed group of neurologists and neurosurgeons offering extraordinary new options for treating disorders and diseases of the brain and offering hope for patients with even the most complex problems. He enjoys the diverse patient and staff population at MedStar Health and is inspired by the department’s respectful and collaborative environment.
Dr. Wang's areas of special interest include:
· Epilepsy/Seizure disorder
· Headache
· Traumatic brain injury
· Cognitive disorders
· Neurodevelopmental disorders in adult
· Neuroimmunology
Dr. Wang completed epilepsy fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD after finishing his residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. A highly skilled physician board certified in neurology, Dr. Wang brings a caring, whole-person approach to his work with patients. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, American Neurological Association, and American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. Dr. Wang has published extensively in peer-reviewed articles/abstracts and has presented as an invited speaker at the American Epilepsy Society annual meeting.
Philosophy of care
Caring for the whole person, not only their neurological problem, is central to Dr. Wang's compassionate approach to patient care. He listens carefully to each patient's concerns, needs, and hopes, working with them to provide the best outcomes. "I believe it is important to collaborate with my patients, so they feel they are partners in developing their treatment plan. I also believe in integrative approaches to wellbeing and often work with my patients to explore lifestyle solutions, such as diet and lifestyle management," explains Dr. Wang.
When not practicing medicine, Dr. Wang enjoys traveling and exploring new places. He is also an avid hiker and loves to cook and try out new recipes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Meningitis
- Migraine
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vestibular Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dystonia
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypotension
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningitis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Subcortical Infarction
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring
- Angiogram
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebral Hemisphere Extirpation
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- CNS Vasculitis Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder-Related Anxiety
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Dural Puncture Epidural For Headaches
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Flash Electroretinography
- Functional Mri
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hemispherectomy
- Iliopsoas Injection
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
- Intraoperative Brain Mapping
- Intraoperative Cortical Stimulation
- Lifestyle Modification Counseling
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Maintenance Of Wakefulness Test
- Measurement Of Central Nervous Electrical Activity
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- MRA With Contrast
- Muscle Biopsy
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuromuscular Ultrasound
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Laser Ablation Of Nerves
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Polysomnography
- Pulsed Radiofrequency For Headaches
- Responsive Neurostimulation
- Sacroiliac Joint Blocks
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Rehabilitation
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Sleep Study
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Therapy
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation
- Stereoencephalography
- Subarachnoid Block
- Supratrochlear Nerve Block For Migraine
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Headaches
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vestibular Testing
- Vitamin And Nutritional Counseling
- Wada Testing
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-5026Fax 202-877-5551
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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- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Network Only Plus
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- HumanaChoice PPO
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- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
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- First Health PPO
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- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
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- IH-HMO
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- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
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- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
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- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
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- Options PPO Cardiac Global
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- Choice POS II Open Access
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- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
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- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
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- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2022)
Residency: MedStar Health (2021)
Medical School: Shanghai Medical University (2015)
Awards
- Chinese American Neurologist Association Travel Award 2022 Epilepsy Foundation Pipeline Conference Travel Award 2022 American Academy of Neurology Resident Scholarship 2021
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Wang T, Krauss G. touchREVIEWS in Neurology. 2022;18(1):2–4 .
Wang T, et al. Neurology. 2022 Jan 4;98(1):e95-e102. PMID: 34649880.
Wang T, et al. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2019 Aug;130(8):1231-1234. PMID: 31163367.
Safadi AL, Wang T, et al. Neurohospitalist. 2020 Apr;10(2):139-142. PMID: 32373279.