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
- 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
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 300 3rd Fl
McLean, VA, 22101
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Navigate
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Fund PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
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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.