Ayesha Sana Ahmad, MD| Neurology, Psychiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Ayesha Ahmad, MD, has joined MedStar Health as a headache neurologist for the department of Neurology. A vital member of the world-class team of MedStar Health neurology experts, Dr. Ahmad takes a patient-centered approach to care, connecting to each patient as she develops tailored treatment plans. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the American Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Ahmad, whose work is published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals, is a frequent presenter at industry conferences and events.
Dr. Ahmad’s areas of special interest include:
- Cluster headache
- Migraine
- Facial pain
- Headache
- Tension-type headache
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Botox for chronic migraine
- Nerve block
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cluster Headache
- Facial Pain
- Migraine
- Nerve Block
- Tension Type Headache
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Brain Disorders
- Cluster Headache
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Pain
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Migraine
- Migraine With Aura
- Mixed Tension Migraine
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Tension Type Headache
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Headache Infusion Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Infusion Therapy
- Muscle Biopsy
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache 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-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Employee Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Tricare Reserve Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HighMark
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Beech Street PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2021)
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital (2019)
Medical School: Drexel University (2015)