Elizabeth M. Chandler, ANPBC MS| Neurology, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Elizabeth Chandler, CRNP, is a nurse practitioner who specializes in neurology and focuses on care for patients with headache disorders. Her clinical specialty is treatment of migraines, cluster and tension headaches, facial pain, and post traumatic headaches—conditions that can cause tremendous discomfort while also impacting a patient’s day-to-day functionality and overall quality of life.
Ms. Chandler utilizes a wide variety of treatment options including oral medications, supplements, injections including Botox for treatment of chronic migraine, infusion therapies, neuromodulation, and physical therapy. She is involved in clinical trials focusing on headache disorders and has participated in patient advocacy events to raise awareness and increase funding for treatment and research.
Patient education and engagement are important to Ms. Chandler. She is committed to helping every patient understand their medical diagnosis, the benefits of pursuing treatment, and how lifestyle modifications can help minimize the frequency and severity of painful episodes. Her ultimate goal is to deliver patient-centered care by listening intently and helping each patient live comfortably and fully, despite their medical condition.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Headache
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Myelitis
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Spinal Arachnoiditis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Concussions
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dystonia
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallbladder Disease
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemiplegia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Infectious Diseases Of Skin
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Ischemic Stroke
- Kohler Disease
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningitis
- Migraine
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathy
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Arachnoiditis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stupor And Coma
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tic Disorder
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vascular Dementia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Low Vision Therapy
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neurostimulation
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pain Medication Management
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Sleep Study
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Speech Therapy
- Subarachnoid Block
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- 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
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HighMark
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- OA Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: University of Massachusetts School of Nursing (2007)
Awards
- Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year 2023 - MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center