About me
Dr. Amjad is an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Movement Disorder Division and co clinical Director of the Care Education and Research Center for Huntington Disease at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Georgetown School of Medicine. He completed his internship training in internal medicine at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Amjad completed his neurology residency at Georgetown University Medical Center, where he served as academic chief resident. He also completed a two-year fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is a board certified neurologist. His special interests include the medical and surgical management of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia. He is also experienced in the treatment of Parkinsons Plus Syndromes, ataxia, tardive dyskinesia, Huntington Disease and tic disorders. He specializes in therapeutic botulinum toxin injections for blepharospasm, spasticity, dystonia and sialorrhea.
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Neuropsychological Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Chiari Malformation
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Myotonia
- Narcolepsy
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Sensory Loss
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spasticity
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Twitching
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Movement Science
- Neuroinformatics
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neurovirology
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007
18111 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 101
Olney, MD, 20832
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2008)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2005)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2004)