Amanda Grace Tinsley, MD| Headache Medicine, Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Amanda Tinsley is a board-certified neurologist and headache specialist. She sees patients in McLean, Virginia and Reston, Virginia.
The conditions she treats include migraine, cluster headaches, tension-type headache, post-traumatic headaches, occipital neuralgia, and rare headache disorders. She uses a wide variety of treatment methods in headache management including medications, nonpharmacologic therapies, lifestyle modifications, and procedures such as Botox for chronic migraine and nerve blocks for chronic headache.
Dr. Tinsley is involved in numerous clinical trials investigating new treatments for headache disorders and has presented her research at national and international conferences. She is dedicated to medical education, teaching residents and medical students. She is a member of the American Headache Society, International Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Treatment
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Visian Icl
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Mri
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Brain Tumor
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Coma And Vegetative State
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Epilepsy
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Myopathies
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Optic Nerve Disorders
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Skin Numbness Or Tingling
- Soft Tissue Inflammation
- Subcortical Infarction
- Swallowing Disorders
- Syncope
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Unsteady Walking
- Vascular Dementia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Cerebral Atherosclerosis Treatment
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Confusion Treatment
- Cranial Ultrasonography
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Patching Therapy
- Seizure Treatment
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Subarachnoid Block
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Treatment
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vestibular Testing
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm Treatment
- Visian Icl
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Sentara Health
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- OA Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine/Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of Missouri Columbia (2011)