About me
Dr. Tornatore is the Regional Chief of Neurology for MedStar Health and Chairman and Neurologist-in-Chief in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is also the Executive Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Patient Centered Specialty Practice MedStar Georgetown and Professor and Chairman in the Department of Neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center. Dr. Tornatore received his undergraduate degree in neurobiology from Cornell University and then attended Georgetown University School of Medicine where he received his medical degree. Following a Neurology Residency at Georgetown University Hospital, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Tornatore has published extensively in the areas of neuroimmunology, neurovirology and Multiple Sclerosis and is currently involved in over 15 clinical trials for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. He has won multiple awards in the areas of medical student teaching, patient care and scholarly research.
Clinical areas of focus
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Atrophy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Mononeuropathies
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neurosyphilis
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Orthostatic Tremor
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Status Epilepticus
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Migraine
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 410-354-7953
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
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- Navigate
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Student Resources
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (1996)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1990)
Internship: Providence Hospital GME (1987)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1986)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025