Elliot Tyler Dawson, MD| Vascular Neurology, Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Elliot T. Dawson, MD, serves as Chair of the Department of Neurology at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He also holds leadership responsibilities at MedStar Harbor Hospital, serving as Chief of the Division of Neurology.
Dr. Dawson and his colleagues deliver the full-range of comprehensive, research and evidence-based care for complex stroke patients including thrombolytic therapy, endovascular interventions, and open surgical procedures at MedStar Franklin Square, recently named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and the Maryland Institute or EMS Systems (MIEMSS). This is the highest level of designation available for hospitals offering stroke services.
Additionally, Dr. Dawson practices as a vascular neurologist and adult neuro hospitalist, primarily treating patients presenting to the Emergency Department and admitted to the hospital. Under his leadership, MedStar Franklin Square’s neurology practice is growing rapidly, positioning itself as one of the best places to turn in the region for subspecialty-focused outpatient neurology care. The neurology team remains committed to is mission to provide access to the highest standard in healthcare, from one day to the next.
Dr. Dawson joined MedStar Health after serving in similar roles with a private practice in Southern California. While there, he also practiced at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, serving as medical director of both the department of neurosciences and the stroke program. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Society for Vascular and Interventional Neurology, and the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
“Neurology is a cherished practice that allows me to offer explanations, solutions, and life-saving treatments that were not available years ago. With each patient I see, I learn about a member of our community, listen to what is most important to him or her, and determine how to meet their needs. I love that every day presents new opportunities to offer hope, promote wellness, and practice generosity.” —Dr. Elliot T. Dawson
Clinical areas of focus
- Arterial Thrombolysis
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
- Cerebrovascular Stenting
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Intracranial Stenting
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dystonia
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Maternal Diseases
- Meningitis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Nystagmus
- Optic Nerve Disorders
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Poisoning
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Subcortical Infarction
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vascular Surgery
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Arterial Thrombolysis
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology
- Cerebral Atherosclerosis Treatment
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebral Vasospasm Stenting
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
- Cerebrovascular Stenting
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cranial Ultrasonography
- Difficulty Speaking Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Embolization Of Venous Malformations
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Treatment
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Intracranial Stenting
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Medication Administration And Management
- Muscle Biopsy
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Numbness Or Tingling Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Patching Therapy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Risk-Reducing Medications
- Seizure Treatment
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Therapy
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Thrombolysis
- Transcranial Doppler
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Treatment
- Vascular Malformation Surgery
- Vascular Stenting
- Vascular Surgery
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
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
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Administrators
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education (2018)
Residency: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education (2017)
Internship: University of California-Irvine Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: University Of Illinois College Of Medicine At Chicago (2013)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Original articles
- Dawson ET, Graffeo CS, Murphy ME, Black DF, Parisi JE, Crum BA, et al. Expanding the spectrum of subacute diencephalic angioencephalopathy. J Clin Neurosci. 2015. (shared first-authorship)
- Dawson ET, Brown DA, Rabinstein A. Headache, TIA, and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Dissecting an Unusual Cause for Stroke-Like Symptoms. BMJ Case Reports. 2017
- Townley RA, Dawson ET, Drubach DA. Heterozygous genotype at codon 129 correlates with prolonged disease course in Heidenhain variant sporadic CJD: case report. Neurocase. 2018 Feb; 24 (1):54-58 Epub 2018 Feb 13
- Vercelli GG, Campeau NG, Macedo TA, Dawson ET, Lanzino G. De novo formation of a carotid web: case report. J Neurosurg. 2018 Nov 1:1-4.
- Rao SJ, Khurana S, Murthy G, Dawson ET, Jazebi N, Haas CJ. A case of Guillain-Barre syndrome following Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2021 Sep 20;11(5):597-600.
- Dawson ET, Hocker SA. Neurologic Complications of Commonly Used Drugs in the Hospital Setting. 2015. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, Vol 16.
- Warrior L, Kim CY, Burdick D, Dawson ET, et al. Leading with inclusion during the COVID-10 Pandemic Stronger Together. Neurology. August 2020.