Ayesha Sana Ahmad, MD| Psychiatry, Neurology | 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
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nerve Block
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Brain Disorders
- 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
- 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
- Multiple Sclerosis
- 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
- 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
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy 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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2021)
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital (2019)
Medical School: Drexel University (2015)