About me
Dr. Amjad is an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Movement Disorder Division and co clinical Director of the Care Education and Research Center for Huntington Disease at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Georgetown School of Medicine. He completed his internship training in internal medicine at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Amjad completed his neurology residency at Georgetown University Medical Center, where he served as academic chief resident. He also completed a two-year fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is a board certified neurologist. His special interests include the medical and surgical management of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia. He is also experienced in the treatment of Parkinsons Plus Syndromes, ataxia, tardive dyskinesia, Huntington Disease and tic disorders. He specializes in therapeutic botulinum toxin injections for blepharospasm, spasticity, dystonia and sialorrhea.
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Neuropsychological Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Chiari Malformation
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Myotonia
- Narcolepsy
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Sensory Loss
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spasticity
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Twitching
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Movement Science
- Neuroinformatics
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neurovirology
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
301-774-8956Fax 410-354-4565
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2008)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2005)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2004)