About me
Dr. M. Carter Denny is a vascular neurologist and clinician researcher at MedStar Health and Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She completed her MD and MPH degrees at Tulane University in 2010. She then completed her Neurology residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2014. She then went on to complete a two-year Vascular Neurology fellowship at the UTHealth Houston in 2016.
Dr. Denny has experience providing acute stroke care in the field on the nation's first Mobile Stroke Unit and remotely using video-based telehealth technology. Dr. Denny's research interests include health equity, systems of care delivery, and transitions of care. Dr. Denny collaborated with colleagues at UTHealth Houston on the development of the Spanish-language stroke acronym RÁPIDO that is now endorsed by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. She leads the investigator-initiated STRIVE study (STroke Research Initiative to adVance Equity). She is the author of "Acute Stroke Care" (3rd edition) and several peer-reviewed manuscripts.
She is the recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Society award and the MD/MPH award for excellence. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. Dr. Denny enjoys yoga, hiking, and global travel. She speaks Spanish, which compliments both her medical practice and her love of travel.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Multiple Strokes
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Arteriovenous Fistula Of The Brain
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Artery Blockage In The Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebral Vasculitis
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Intracranial Atherosclerosis
- Ischemic Stroke
- Moyamoya
- Moyamoya Disease
- Multiple Strokes
- PFO Related Stroke
- Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Stroke In Young Adults
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Procedures I perform
- Cervical And Cerebral Artery Dissection
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8532Fax 410-354-5956
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
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2016)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2014)
Internship: Tulane University Medical Center (2011)
Medical School: Tulane University School Public & Tropical Health (2010)
Awards
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Society Award
- MD/MPH Award for Excellence
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
For a list of Dr. Denny's indexed publications please visit: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1z9R7fhvzEzkQ/bibliography/public/