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
Practice locations
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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Passport
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
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)