Nazaneen Nicola Grant, MD| Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
About me
Nazaneen Grant, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained laryngeal (voice box) specialist. Her expertise includes hoarseness evaluation and voice disorders, vocal fold paralysis and paresis, subglottic stenosis, swallowing disorders, and growths in the voice box including polyps, cysts, phonotraumatic lesions, papillomas, and early cancers.
Dr. Grant has special training in Botox for spasmodic dysphonia, laser surgery in the voice box, and awake procedures that include vocal fold paralysis rehabilitation and managing professional voice.
Her research interests include laryngeal surgical stimulation, laryngeal papillomatosis, Parkinson's-related voice and swallowing issues, and laser effects on the larynx. She teaches residents and medical students at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, creates hands-on laryngeal workshops and surgical simulation, and received the Resident Teaching Award in 2013.
Dr. Grant speaks Spanish fluently and volunteers to improve otolaryngologic care in South America.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Botox Injection For Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Middle Ear And Respiratory System
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Laryngeal Microsurgery
- Laryngeal Stroboscopy
- Laser Treatment Of Vocal Cord Lesions
- Nasal Polyps
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Phonosurgery
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tonsil Cancer
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vocal Cord Implant
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Candidiasis
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Middle Ear And Respiratory System
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Larynx
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Dystonia
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Larynx Cancer
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Speech Disturbances
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tonsil Cancer
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
Procedures I perform
- Airway Dilation
- Airway Reconstruction
- Airway Stenosis Treatment
- Arytenoidectomy
- Bilateral Turbinate Reduction
- Biopsy Of Tongue
- Botox Injection
- Botox Injection For Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Cervical Esophageal Diverticulectomy
- Change Trachea Tracheostomy Device
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Cricopharyngeal Spasm Treatment
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Electromyography
- Endoscopic Excision Of Larynx
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Endoscopic Laryngeal Surgery
- Endoscopic Zenker's Diverticulectomy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Evaluation Of Voice And Resonance
- Excision Of Benign Tumor Of Larynx
- Excision Of Sublingual Gland
- Excision Of Vocal Cord Lesion
- Facial Masculinization Surgery
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Ktp Laser Treatment
- Laryngeal Biopsy
- Laryngeal Botulinum Toxin Injection
- Laryngeal Cancer Surgery
- Laryngeal Framework Surgery
- Laryngeal Function Study
- Laryngeal Laser Surgery
- Laryngeal Microsurgery
- Laryngeal Reconstruction
- Laryngeal Stroboscopy
- Laryngectomy
- Laryngoplasty
- Laryngoplasty With Stent
- Laryngoscopy With Arytenoidectomy
- Laryngoscopy With Biopsy
- Laryngoscopy With Foreign Body Removal
- Laryngoscopy With Therapeutic Injection
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision And Microscope
- Laryngoscopy With Vocal Cord Injection
- Laryngotomy
- Larynx Endoscopic Excision
- Laser Laryngeal Surgery
- Laser Treatment Of Vocal Cord Lesions
- Minimally Invasive Laryngeal Surgery
- Open Laryngeal Surgery
- Open Tracheostomy Revision
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Phonosurgery
- Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Reinnervation
- Rigid Esophagoscopy With Balloon Dilation
- Salivary Gland Surgery
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Septoplasty For Sleep Apnea
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Stent Placement In Trachea
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cartilage Reduction
- Thyroidectomy
- Thyroplasty
- Tongue Biopsy
- Tonsillectomy
- Trachea Drainage
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheal Reconstruction
- Tracheostoma Revision Without Flap Rotation
- Tracheostomy
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vocal Cord Implant
- Vocal Cord Lateralization
- Vocal Cord Nodule Treatment
- Vocal Cord Paralysis Treatment
- Vocal Cord Reduction
- Vocal Cord Strain Treatment
- Vocal Cord Surgery
- Vocal Cord Suspension
- Voice Box Cancer Treatment
- Voice Prosthesis
- Voice Prosthetic Device Evaluation
- Voice Therapy
- Zenker's Diverticulectomy
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2007)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2003)
Medical School: SUNY State University of New York-Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2002)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Voice tips for singers - Check out these tips and tricks from an panel of Grammy-award winning singers along with Nazaneen Grant MD as they shared tips to voice preservation for singers.
- An interview including Dr. Grant on NPR's Diane Rehm show, done in honor of World Voice Day.