About me
Fernando L. Pagan, MD, is a Professor and Vice Chairman for the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Pagan received his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed an internal medicine internship and a neurology residency at MedStar Georgetown. Dr. Pagan also completed a fellowship in movement disorders and magnetic resonance spectroscopy at the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke within the National Institutes of Health. He is a board-certified neurologist. Dr. Pagan is director of the Movement Disorders Program and the medical director of MedStar Georgetown's National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence, as well as the fellowship director for the clinical research fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown. Dr. Pagan also serves as the Medical Director of the Translational Neurocience Program (TNP).
Dr. Pagan's special interests include Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, and other related disorders; ataxia; essential tremor; dystonia; and tics, and he is an expert in botulinum toxin treatment for dystonia, tremor, spasticity, and tics. He is a member of the functional neurosurgery team for movement disorders, performing preoperative evaluations and programming for deep brain stimulators in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia.
The TNP focuses on repourposing drugs for the treatment of Neurodenegenerative Disorders like Parkinson's Disease (PD), Lewy Body Disease, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Huntington's Disease, ALS, CTE, PSP, MSA and others. Currently Dr. Pagan is the PI (Primary Investigator) in mutiple clinical trials. The TNP is currently involved with clinical research trials with Nilotinib in PD and AD.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Degenerative Disorders Of Nervous System In Diseases
- 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
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Movement Disorder Rehabilitation
- Neuroimmunology Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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
- HighMark
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2003)
Residency: University Hospital (2000)
Internship: University Hospital (1997)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1996)
Awards
- AOA Honor Society
- Washingtonian Magazine "Top Doctors" 2016-2018.