Emily A Sloan, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Neuropathology, Pathology
Languages: English
Does not schedule patient visits.
About me
Emily A. Sloan, MD, PhD, is Associate Director of Neuropathology at the MedStar Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center and Department of Pathology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As a diagnostic neuropathologist, her clinical focus is on diseases of the central nervous system, with an emphasis on neoplastic disease and the grading and classification of CNS tumors. She also has expertise in neuromuscular pathology and autopsy pathology. She is triple board certified in Neuropathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Pathology.
Dr. Sloan is a member of multiple societies including the American Association of Neuropathologists, College of American Pathologists, and United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. She has published more than 25 basic science and translational research studies in peer-reviewed journals. With this knowledge, she integrates histopathologic classification and molecular informatics to ensure her patients receive the best possible diagnostic care.
Dr. Sloan also actively participates in education of residents, fellows, and medical students, receiving a teaching award for Resident Education. She earned her Ph.D in Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology investigating the molecular genetics of HIV infection, and maintains a strong interest in infectious diseases and health equity.
Dr. Sloan’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Expert diagnostic services in neuro-oncology, inflammatory/autoimmune disease, infectious processes, muscle and nerve disorders, and neurodegenerative disease
- Rapid intraoperative consultations
- Post-mortem neuropathologic brain examinations, including evaluation of neurodegenerative diseases, as well as general autopsy services
- Ancillary techniques including histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, ultrastructural evaluation, and molecular genetics for integrated tumor classification
Clinical areas of focus
- Anatomic And Clinical Pathology
- Clinical Pathology
- Diagnostic Pathology
- Gross Examination
- Histopathology
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Molecular Genetic Pathology
- Surgical Pathology Examination
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Anatomic And Clinical Pathology
- Clinical Pathology
- Diagnostic Pathology
- Electron Microscopy
- Fluid Cytology
- Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
- Gene Methylation Analysis
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Gross Examination
- Histopathology
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Intraoperative Frozen Section
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Molecular Genetic Pathology
- Pathology Consultation
- Perinatal Pathology
- Surgical Pathology Examination
- Tissue Biopsy
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
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
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pathology, Neuropathology
Board Certification: American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Fellowship: University of CA at San Francisco-Pathology GME (2020)
Residency: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2018)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2014)
Awards
- Resident Teaching Award, MedStar Georgetown Department of Pathology (2022)
- Moore Award for best clinico-pathologic paper in neuropathology, American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP) (2020)
- O.T. Bailey-Helena Riggs Award, AANP Diagnostic Slide Session (2019)