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
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Navigate
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE East Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
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)