About me
Arash Taavoni, DO, joins MedStar Health Neurology at Reston as a board-certified neurologist with subspecialties in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy. When combined with his fellowship training, Dr. Taavoni’s extensive experience includes diagnosing and treating epilepsy, seizures, migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, and other neurological disorders. He also is an expert at treating headaches with nerve blocks and Botox® injections.
Dr. Taavoni’s approach to care centers on providing individualized services that are tailored to address the specific needs of each patient. He begins this process by talking with patients about their conditions and wellness goals. After carefully reviewing medical histories and diagnostic assessments, he then develops comprehensive and effective treatment plans. These holistic strategies may include medication management, nerve conduction studies, electrodiagnostic tests, lifestyle modifications, and other evidence-based options. Moreover, he collaborates closely with a skilled team of neurologists and other specialists to further advance patients’ health.
Guided by ongoing clinical research, Dr Taavoni stays abreast of new medication and treatment options that provide patients with innovative methods to manage neurological disorders. He also is dedicated to keeping referring physicians informed about their patients’ progress and outcomes throughout the care process.
Philosophy of Care
“Every patient deserves respect, compassion, and excellent care. I cultivate trust-based relationships that prioritize the treatment of neurologic conditions alongside lifestyle modifications such as nutrition, exercise, and sleep. This holistic focus empowers many of my patients to enhance their overall well-being and quality of life.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Epilepsy
- Headache
- Migraine
- Neuropathy
- Seizure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Charcot
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Dementia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Ischemic Stroke
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Myopathies
- Myopathy
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Ohtahara Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Rett Syndrome
- Seizure
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Status Epilepticus
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Management
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Botox Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Dementia Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram With Hyperventilation
- Electroencephalogram With Photic Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
Practice locations
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1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 105
McLean, VA, 22101
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 105
McLean, VA, 22101
1800 Town Center Dr
Ste 218
Reston, VA, 20190
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- OA Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Passport
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2011)
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital (2010)
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital (2007)
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University (2006)