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
- Concussion
- Encephalopathies
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Headache
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Tremor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Reflexes
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Arm Weakness
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Benign Focal Amyotrophy
- Bethlem Myopathy
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Brain Neoplasms
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
- Concussion
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Dejerine Sottas Disease
- Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diplopia
- Distal Motor Neuropathy
- Distal Muscular Dystrophy
- Distal Myopathy
- Dropped Head Syndrome
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Dysarthria
- Dysesthesia
- Encephalopathies
- Eyelid Closure Weakness
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Pain
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Headache
- HIV Myopathy
- Horner Syndrome
- Inclusion Body Myopathy
- Leg Numbness
- Leg Weakness
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Lip Droop
- Lobar Atrophy Of Brain
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Merosin Deficient Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Monomelic Amyotrophy
- Multifocal Acquired Demyelinating Sensorimotor Neuropathy
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- Muscle Atrophy
- Muscle Weakness
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Nerve Root Disorder
- Neuralgia
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Paramyotonia Congenita
- Paresthesia
- Periodic Paralysis
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Plantar Nerve Lesions
- Plexopathy
- Radiculopathy
- Sensory Impairment
- Sensory Neuronopathy
- Sensory Problem
- Skull Base Tumor
- Slurred Speech
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spasticity
- Spine Tumor
- Statin Myopathy
- Tibial Neuropathy
- Tingling
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Gait
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
- Weakness
Procedures I perform
- Angiography
- Avm Embolization
- Botox For Hemifacial Spasm
- Botox For Spasticity
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Evaluation (EMU)
- Headache Therapy
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Infusion Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Lombardi Cancer Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4400Fax 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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- CFBCBS EPO
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Open HMO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Opoen HMO Option
- Tricare Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship Program: National Institute of Health (2022)
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2021)
Residency Program: University of Buffalo (2020)
Internship Program: University of Buffalo (2017)
Medical School: Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine (2005)