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
- Abscess Of The Brain
- 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
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- 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
- Supranuclear Palsy
- 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
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
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare Direct
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2011)
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital (2010)
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital (2007)
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University (2006)