Mark Mu-Quan Lin, MD PHD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Board-certified in neurology, Mark Lin, MD, PhD, serves as Director of Movement Disorders at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His background in immunology is influential to his research and making advances in patient care.
Dr. Lin is highly regarded in the treatment and research of management for movement disorders with special expertise in the programming of deep brain stimulators for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, other types of tremor, and dystonia. He is also considered highly skilled in the use of botulinum therapy for the treatment of movement disorders, limb spasticity and chronic migraine.
Dr. Lin's work has been published in prominent clinical and scientific journals. A special focus of his current research is the prevention of levodopa-related dyskinesia and motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease. Over the years, he has developed a prevention strategy for levodopa induced motor complications. He is as an associate professor at Georgetown University, participating in clinical teaching and clinical research.
After earning his medical degree from what is now known as Guangdong Medical University in Guangdong, China, Dr. Lin completed an MS and PhD at Albert Einstein College of Medicine followed by a residency in neurology at the same institution. Post-graduate training in movement disorders followed at the New York Neurological Institute, Columbia University.
Clinical areas of focus
- Botox Injections For Movement Disorders
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- 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
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Botox Injections For Movement Disorders
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Falls Prevention
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
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 MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Columbia University In The City Of New York (2002)
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2001)
Graduate: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1997)
Medical School: Guangdong Medical College (1984)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Lin, M.M., Laureno, R., (2019) When and how to start levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson disease. Open Access J Neurol Neurosurg. 11(2): 555808.
- Lin, M.M., Laureno, R., (2019) Less pulsatile levodopa therapy (6 doses daily) is associated with a reduced incidence of dyskinesia. J Mov Disord. 12(1): 37-42.
- Pal, G., Lin, M.M., Laureno, R., (2014) Asterixis: a study of 103 patients. Metabolic brain disease. 29(3): 813-24.
- Erwin, A., Tornatore, C. and Lin, M. (2012) Profound alternating corticospinal tract enhancement in Neuro-Behcet's disease. Annals of Neurology 72(S16): S118.
- Cooper, H.A., Thompson, E.C., Laureno, R., Fuisz, A., Mark, AS., Lin, M., Goldstein, S.A., (2009) Subclinical brain embolization in left-side infective endocarditis. Circulation. 120(7): 585-91.
- Green, N.S. Lin, M.M., and Scharff, M.D. , (1998) Immunoglobulin hypermutation in cultured cells. Immunol. Rev. 162:77-87.
- Green, N.S. Lin, M.M., and Scharff, M.D. , (1998) Somatic hypermutation of antibody genes: a hot spot warms up. Bioessays 20:227-234.
- Lin, M.M., Green, N.S. and Scharff, M.D., (1998) The effects of E, 3' (hs1,2) and 3' enhancers on mutation of an Ig-VDJ-C2a Ig heavy gene in cultured B cells. Int. Immunol. 10:1121-1129.
- Lin, M., and Scharff, M.D. (1997) Antibody V region hypermutation in vitro. Einstein Quart. J. Biol. Med. 14:49.
- Lin, M., Zhu, M. and Scharff, M.D. (1997) Sequence dependent hypermutation of immunoglobulin heavy chains in cultured B cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:5284-5289.
- Lin, M., Spira, G., and Scharff, M.D. (1996) Molecular comparison of cultured hybridoma cells that switch isotypes at high and low rates. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics 22:329-340.
- Lin, M., Chang, C.J. and Green, N.S. (1996) A new method for estimating high mutation rates in cultured cells Mutation Research 351:105-116.
- Chang, C.J. and Lin, M.Q. (1995) Statistical model of the fluctuation analysis in cell biology. Proceedings of the Biometrics Section of the American Statistical Association 455-460.