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