Amanda Grace Tinsley, MD| Neurology, Headache Medicine | 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
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Confusion
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Moyamoya
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Swallowing Disorders
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremor
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Confusion Treatment
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Nerve Block
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
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
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Sentara Health
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine/Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of Missouri Columbia (2011)