About me
Following a neuro-restoration research fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, neurologist Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD, has joined the staff as director of the Parkinsonism and Dementia Clinic. Dr. Torres-Yaghi is also spearheading an initiative to care for the growing population of aging patients with neurodegenerative conditions
characterized by overlapping features of both cognitive impairment and Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s credentials include:
Medical Degree: George Washington University
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Neuro-restoration research
(Movement disorders, dementia)
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s areas of expertise include:
- Movement Disorders
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Multiple-System Atrophy
- Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementia
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- 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 Dysreflexia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- 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
- Lack Of Coordination
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Treatment
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Falls Prevention
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
703-852-8588Fax 410-354-4565
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
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-POS
- Medicare FFS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2011)