At MedStar Health’s division of pediatric neurology, our expert clinical team provides a wide range of consultative services, neurodiagnostic studies, and therapies for children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Pediatric neurologists collaborate with neurosurgeons, neurophysiologists, neuroradiologists, geneticists, neurodevelopmental specialists, and child psychiatrists—all a part of our comprehensive neuroscience center. Our team also includes specialized supportive care and coordination of services, provided by highly trained subspecialty nurses and experienced technical staff.
To schedule an appointment with one of our pediatric neurologists, please call our Pediatric Neurology Clinic at 202-295-0547.
Depending on your insurance, you may need a Referral to Pediatric Neurology from your general pediatrician in place prior to your visit with us.
If your child has been previously evaluated by a pediatric neurologist or had any prior neurological concerns, please bring to your appointment copies of prior neurological records, including prior neurology visit notes, MRI brain/spine reports, electroencephalogram (EEG) reports, lab results, and/or genetic testing results. If an MRI or a CT of the brain was done at a non-MedStar Health facility, please bring a digital copy on a CD. This will help us provide you with the most comprehensive care and optimize our clinic visit together.
Pediatric neurology conditions we treat
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Seizures and Epilepsy, including intractable epilepsy
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Concussions
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Headaches
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Infections or immuno-mediated inflammatory conditions of the brain or nerves
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Movement disorders
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Neurogenetic and neurodegenerative disorders
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Neurological complications related to autism spectrum disorders and other learning disabilities
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Neuromuscular disorders
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Pediatric stroke and Neurovascular abnormalities (such as Moya-Moya, AVM and arteriopathies)
Pediatric neurology programs offered
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Pediatric Epilepsy Program
At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, we are a Level 3 Pediatric Epilepsy Center as designated by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Whether your child has new-onset epilepsy or longstanding complex epilepsy, we will provide a comprehensive evaluation of your child’s unique clinical presentation.
To provide your child with the best care possible, we have a dedicated Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to provide continuous video electroencephalogram (EEG) studies overnight and over multiple days to determine the best medical and surgical options to treat your child’s seizures. The unit is operated 24/7 by pediatric neurologists, pediatricians and nurses with epilepsy expertise. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive approach to optimizing your child’s quality of life and seizure control.
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Pediatric Headache Program
Headaches are very common in children and adolescents, with more than half experiencing headache at some point in their lifetime. The division of Pediatric Neurology at MedStar Health offers comprehensive, expert headache care tailored to each child’s unique symptoms and needs.
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Pediatric Spasticity Program
Spasticity in children is a condition causing muscle tightness, contractions, or spasms. At MedStar Georgetown your child will receive care from a multidisciplinary team of experts. Collaboration ensures we develop a comprehensive treatment plan to address the needs of each child.
Our team includes pediatric specialists and medical professionals in:
- Neurology
- Orthopedics
- Neurosurgery
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech and Language pathologists
We provide treatment for conditions that can cause spasticity, including:
- Cerebral palsy
- Stroke or Neonatal/Perinatal Hypoxic Injury
- Damage to the central nervous system
- Genetic conditions
- Spinal cord injury
- Traumatic brain injury
Treatment will depend on your child’s condition and the area of the body affected. To reduce pain and improve mobility, your child will benefit from advanced diagnostic tests and personalized surgical and nonsurgical treatments that may include:
- Botox injections
- Oral medications
- Orthopedic surgeries
- Physical therapy and Occupational Therapy
- Speech and Swallow interventions
- Serial casting
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Pediatric Aerodigestive Program
The Pediatric Aerodigestive Disorders Clinic is a collaborative program consisting of a multidisciplinary care team, including gastroenterology, pulmonology, otolaryngology, neurology, and therapies (speech and physical therapies) that provides and coordinate cares for patients that have complex medical needs including difficulties with breathing and swallowing.
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Pediatric Complex Care Program
We take a team approach when it comes to providing complete care for your child. A range of pediatric experts from multiple specialty clinics come together to care for the complex, and often related, neurological issues that can affect kids. Some examples of our multidisciplinary care coordination include working with our Pediatric Pulmonologists in their Sleep Disorders Clinic, and working with our pediatric Speech and Language Pathologists in their Autism Disorders Clinic.
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Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Program
The pediatric neurodevelopmental program provides regular follow-up services to children with developmental delay or born prematurely, including graduates of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Our team includes a developmental pediatrician, clinical psychologist, and pediatric physical therapist. We evaluate children’s cognitive, language, motor, and socioemotional skills and provide written and verbal feedback and recommendations to families. In addition, our clinicians facilitate referrals to outside services as needed. Working closely with families and community providers, we work to ensure that all children are given the support they need to reach their full potential.
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Pediatric Stroke and Vasculopathy Program
MedStar Health’s Georgetown University Hospital is the only comprehensive stroke center in the Washington, D.C., area that provides specialized pediatric stroke care.
At the MedStar Health division of pediatric neurology, a team of pediatric neurologists is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Our pediatric experts are skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric stroke and its multiple, underlying causes. The team includes experts in neurology; pediatric critical care; pediatric anesthesia; neurosurgery; pediatric hematology; pediatric nursing; pediatric neuroradiology; and physical, speech, and occupational therapists.
The division of pediatric neurology offers stroke clinics and spasticity clinics in our Tenleytown location to facilitate follow-up care.
Our providers
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Meaghan A Kelly, MD
Pediatric Neurology
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Thuy Nguyen, MD
Neurology, Pediatric Neurology & Epilepsy Neurology
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Paola Pergami, MD MDDO
Pediatric Nephrology & Pediatric Neurology
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