About me
Edina Komlodi-Pasztor, MD, PhD, has joined the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center at MedStar Health as the director of Neuro-Oncology. An esteemed physician-scientist, she is a welcome addition to our team of multidisciplinary brain tumor specialists who provide world-class, patient-centered care.
Dr. Komlodi-Pasztor is a fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist and a board-certified neurologist. She published several peer-reviewed articles, including one selected among the “Top 10 must-read articles on targeted agents” by Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. She is the author of two book chapters and an online educational presentation for the American Academy of Neurology. She is a member of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as well as the Society of Neuro-Oncology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Myelitis
- Numbness Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Central Nervous System Lymphoma
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Ependymoma
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hand Weakness
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lack Of Coordination
- Leg Weakness
- Migraine
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-1540Fax 202-444-0399
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 BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Passport
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- POS OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Navigate
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2022)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2021)
Residency: University at Buffalo School of Medicine (2020)
Internship: University at Buffalo School of Medicine (2017)
Medical School: Semmelweis University (2005)