Peter Ethan Turkeltaub, MD PHD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Peter Turkeltaub, MD, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, and is director of the Aphasia Clinic at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Turkeltaub also directs the Cognitive Recovery Lab and is a member of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, a joint program of Georgetown University and MedStar National Rehabilitation Network that focuses on the study of neural plasticity, the biological process that underlies the brain's ability to learn, develop, and recover from injury. His research and clinical work focuses on improving recovery of speech and language functions after stroke or brain injury.
Prior to MedStar NRH, Dr. Turkeltaub completed his residency in Neurology and fellowship in Cognitive Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Medical Doctor degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and his PhD in Neuroscience from Georgetown University.
Dr. Turkeltaub is a member of the board of the National Aphasia Association, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Society for the Neurobiology of Language, and the Academy of Aphasia. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He received the Founders Award from the American Academy of Neurology in 2011, and was the recipient of a 2012 Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aphasia
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Stroke Rehabilitation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Expressive Language Disorder
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Frontotemporal Neurocognitive Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache In Children
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Anomia
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botox Injection
- Brain Imaging
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 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
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE for Life East
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- POS OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HighMark
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2011)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2009)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2005)