Bahareh Sianati, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Bahareh Sianati, MD, is a neurologist, fellowship trained in both epilepsy and neurophysiology. Dr. Sianati is double board-certified in neurology and psychiatry, and neurology and epilepsy; she is also board-eligible in electrophysiology. She sees patients at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
An experienced researcher, Dr. Sianati’s clinical interests are epilepsy, headache, and electrophysiology. She is well-versed in innovative treatments including injectables, responsive neurostimulators, and radioablation.
With her patients, Dr. Sianati’s philosophy is to care for them as people – not as a single diagnosis or lab report. Her comprehensive approach incorporates feedback from both her patients and other multidisciplinary experts to develop individualized treatment plans.
Dr. Sianati is an assistant professor of neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center, and a member of the American Epilepsy Society, American Academy of Neurology, and American Neurophysiology Society. She understands Czech and fluently speaks Farsi.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Facial Pain Treatment
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Sports Injury Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Adrenal Tumor
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Arm Numbness
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bleeding In Brain
- Blepharospasm
- Blurred Vision
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Convulsions
- Cortical Blindness
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Emotional Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot Or Toe Numbness
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Hand Weakness
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemangioma
- Hemiplegia
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypotension
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Ischemic Stroke
- Korsakoff Syndrome
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lambert
- Leg Tingling
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningitis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Nystagmus
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Migraine
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Damage
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pneumonia
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Rett Syndrome
- Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
- Sciatica
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Skin Numbness Or Tingling
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Stupor
- Subcortical Infarction
- Syncope
- Thalamus Glioma
- Tic Disorder
- Tinnitus
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Wrist And Hand Tingling
Procedures I perform
- Brain Wave Testing
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Central Nervous System Treatment
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Encephalitis Treatment
- Facial Nerve Palsy Treatment
- Facial Pain Treatment
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Fine Motor Skills Evaluation
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Measurement Of Central Nervous Electrical Activity
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Muscle Injection
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Patching Therapy
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transitional Care Planning
- Vestibular Testing
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
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Sentara Health
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Passport
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Direct
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2022)
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (2021)
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital (2020)
Internship: Allegheny General Hospital (2017)
Medical School: Charles University in Prague-First Faculty of Medicine (2014)