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