About me
Amie Hsia, MD, is a board-certified vascular neurologist and medical director of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Comprehensive Stroke Center, Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center, principal investigator of the NIH Stroke Program at MedStar Washington, and co-principal investigator of the NIH-funded StrokeNet regional coordinating center - Stroke Capital Area Network for Research (SCANR).
Dr. Hsia received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her medical degree from Duke University. She completed her neurology residency at Stanford University, where she also served as chief resident. She remained at Stanford for her fellowship training in stroke and neurocritical care.
Born and raised in the D.C. metropolitan area, Dr. Hsia returned to Washington for the opportunity to provide advanced stroke care to area residents. Dr. Hsia serves as an advocate of the Greater Washington Region American Heart and Stroke Association to support governmental policies related to stroke care. She is a founding member and was the first physician chair of the D.C. Stroke Collaborative, working to improve the level of stroke care through collaboration among the D.C. hospitals and EMS. With the NIH Stroke Program, she works on developing and evaluating acute stroke treatments with advanced neuroimaging.
To extend efforts beyond the D.C. boundaries, she spearheaded the development of a stroke telemedicine network, to provide emergency expert stroke consultation for hospitals in the surrounding communities using this technology, and to expand patient access to the opportunity to participate in ongoing clinical trials of acute stroke therapies.
Research:
Area: Acute Stroke – Use of Multimodal MRI
Developing and evaluating the effects of acute stroke treatments using multimodal MRI to optimize patient selection, increase understanding of stroke pathophysiology, and predict and improve outcomes.
Area: Acute Stroke – Systems of Care
Improving stroke systems of care within individual hospitals and across a community/region. Advance science and disseminate knowledge in acute stroke care delivery.
Area: Acute Stroke – Racial Disparities in Stroke Care
Evaluating and reducing the barriers to acute stroke treatment in underserved urban communities.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Stroke Care
- Stroke Management
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Acute Stroke Care
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Stroke Care
- Stroke Management
- Thrombolysis
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) 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
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- OA Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Network OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- HighMark
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine (2004)
Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine (2002)
Internship: California Pacific Medical Center GME (1999)
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1998)
Awards
- NIH/NINDS Director’s Group Merit Award 2020 For a continued commitment to provide outstanding NIH/NINDS Stroke clinical care despite challenges of COVID-19 pandemic
- Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine: 2019, 2020
- District of Columbia Hospital Association Commitment to Excellence Award 2016 Presented to the MWHC Comprehensive Stroke Center team for demonstrating commitment to providing leadership and support for patients, staff, and the hospital
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center Board of Directors Program Excellence Award 2015 Presented to the Comprehensive Stroke Center; one of 3 MedStar Washington programs awarded
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – Greater Washington Region Advocate of the Year Award 2014, 2015
- Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors (Neurology): 2013
- District of Columbia Hospital Association Patient Safety Award 2010
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
“Picturing Stroke Recovery” (NIH blog, 2024)
Scientific American (2016): Stroke Study Sparks Call for Revamping Emergency Care Plan
NIH: A SMARTer approach to stroke care
Neurology Journal Podcast: June 16, 2015 issue: SMART Study
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Named Region’s First Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center
WTOP (2012): Stroke: The other cardiovascular disease
Washington Post (2011): Study in D.C. hospitals reveals disparity in stroke treatment for blacks
Complete list of published work in My Bibliography:
Select publications:
- Comparison of Hemorrhage on CT versus MRI After Thrombectomy: The HECATE study[Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology]
- ii. Post-ischemic hyperemia following endovascular therapy for acute stroke is associated with lesion growth[J Cereb Blood Flow Metab]
- Prevalence of Imaging Targets in Patients with Minor Stroke Selected for IV tPA Treatment Using MRI: The Treatment of Minor Stroke with MRI Evaluation Study (TIMES) [Neurology]
- Temporally distinct myeloid cell responses mediate damage and repair after cerebrovascular injury [Nature Neuroscience]
- Rapid ADC evolution after early revascularization: A potential marker of secondary injury? [Stroke]
- Intravenous thrombolysis in unwitnessed stroke onset: MR WITNESS trial results [Annals of Neurology]
- Building Better Systems for Stroke: The Time Is Now [JAMA Neurology]
- Effects of Increasing IV tPA-treated stroke mimic rates at CT-based centers on clinical outcomes [Neurology]
- Screening with MRI for Accurate and Rapid Stroke Treatment: SMART [Neurology]
- Negative Diffusion Weighted Imaging after IV tPA is rare and unlikely to indicate averted infarction [Stroke]
- Racial Disparities in tissue plasminogen activator treatment rate for stroke. A population-based study [Stroke]
- Understanding Reasons for Delay in Seeking Acute Stroke Care in an Underserved Urban Population [Stroke]