Yasir Al-Khalili, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Yasir Al-Khalili is currently seeing patients at the following location:
110 Irving Street Northwest
G019
Washington DC, 20010
Phone: 202-877-2172
Fax: 855-354-3967
Yasir Al-Khalili, MD, is a neurologist specializing in neuromuscular disease at MedStar Health. A fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, he is board-certified in neurology, clinical neurophysiology, and electrodiagnostic and neuromuscular medicine. Dr. Al-Khalili is a three-time recipient of the Richmond Magazine Top Docs award. His other accolades include Drexel University College of Medicine’s Golden Apple Teaching Award, and the American Academy of Neurology’s A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award for excellence in neurology education, of which he is a two-time recipient.
In his clinical practice, Dr. Al-Khalili is committed to shared decision-making and involving patients in treatment options. He is dedicated to promoting the highest quality of life for those with chronic neurologic conditions.
Dr. Al-Khalili’s credentials include:
Fellowship: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine
Internship: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: St. George’s University, St George’s, Grenada
Graduate School: University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science in Medical Education
Dr. Al-Khalili’s areas of expertise include:
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Myopathy
- Muscular dystrophy
- Radiculopathy
- Diplopia
Philosophy of care
“From the first interaction, I prioritize building trust with patients through kindness and respect. I believe in treating patients like family members, and I always put myself in their shoes to gain as much perspective as I can. It’s important to truly listen to patient concerns and decide on a treatment line together, with the goal of helping them resume their lives as fully as possible.”
—Dr. Al-Khalili
Clinical areas of focus
- CNS Vasculitis Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Treatment
- Sarcoidosis
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Vestibular Neuritis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Back Pain
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Disorders
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Atrophy
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Conversion Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Creutzfeldt
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dystonia
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Pain
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Herpes
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Maternal Diseases
- Meningitis
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Muscle Disorders
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurosyphilis
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Optic Nerve Disorders
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Peyronie's Disease
- Phakomatoses
- Postprocedural States
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Psychotic Disorder
- Sarcoidosis
- Sciatica
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Skull Fractures
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vascular Dementia
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Wernicke Encephalopathy
- West Syndrome
- Whiplash Injury
Procedures I perform
- Blood Gas Analysis
- CNS Vasculitis Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electromyography
- Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Management
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- MRA With Contrast
- Muscle Biopsy
- Nerve Biopsy
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Treatment
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Skin Biopsy
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Subarachnoid Block
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Vasculitis 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
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare FFS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Prime
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Drexel University College of Medicine (2019)
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine (2017)
Internship: Mercy Catholic Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (2013)