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