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Specialties: Neurosurgery, Interventional Radiology
Languages: English, Persian Farsi
About me
MedStar Health proudly welcomes Dr. Ehsan Dowlati, a highly experienced and triple fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with specialized expertise in endovascular, cerebrovascular, and skull base procedures. He brings a strong commitment to advancing patient care for complex brain, spine, and neurovascular conditions. Combining specialty expertise with leading-edge technologies, Dr. Dowlati uses biplane fluoroscopy for precise imaging, robotic-assisted systems to enhance spine surgeries, and neuronavigation platforms for guided interventions. These advanced tools, paired with his clinical skills, support minimally invasive approaches that lead to safer procedures, faster recoveries, and better outcomes.
A widely published expert, Dr. Dowlati actively leads clinical trials and outcomes research with a particular focus on stroke care and the treatment of ruptured brain aneurysms.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain And Spinal Tumors
- Brain Aneurysm
- Carotid Disease
- Cavernous Malformations
- Degenerative Spine Disease
- Hemorrhagic And Ischemic Strokes
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Venous Disorders Of The Brain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF)
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain And Spinal Tumors
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Disease
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Degenerative Spine Disease
- Head Injury
- Hemorrhagic And Ischemic Strokes
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Meningioma
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke And Cerebral Vascular Accident
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Venous Disorders Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Aneurysm Embolization
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Arteriogram
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration Of Pharmacologic Agent
- Flow Diversion For Aneurysm
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Moyamoya Surgery
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Revascularization
- Shuntogram
- Skull Base Tumor Surgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Surgery
- Stenting And Angioplasty
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
301-877-4540Fax 301-856-3470
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 Classic 5000
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Navigate
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
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Education
Fellowship: Zucker School of Medicine at HOFSTRA/Northwell (2025)
Fellowship: University of Michigan Medical Center (2024)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2023)
Medical School: Virginia Tech (2016)