Faria Amjad, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Faria Amjad is director of the Spasticity Clinic at MedStar Georgetown where she manages spasticity affecting the upper or lower extremities using medications, botulinum toxin and intrathecal baclofen pumps. She is also the director of clinical trials involving autoimmune disorders affecting the nervous system.
Board-certified in neurology, Dr. Amjad completed her undergraduate degree, medical degree, neurology residency and fellowship in multiple sclerosis all at Georgetown. During her two-year multiple sclerosis fellowship, Dr. Amjad focused on how to diagnose and manage patients with MS and other autoimmune disorders affecting the nervous system.
Given her long standing affiliation with Georgetown and its core values of service, Dr. Amjad hopes to use her medical training and knowledge to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families affected with multiple sclerosis. She feels fortunate to practice at a time when physicians have so much hope to offer patients with multiple sclerosis a disease that is chronic and can be debilitating in terms of therapeutics and alternative medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Baclofen Pump Refill
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Demyelinating Disease
- Electromyography
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Sarcoidosis
- Subarachnoid Block
- Vestibular Neuritis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bipolar Disorder
- Blindness
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Conversion Disorders
- Convulsions
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Muscle Tone Of Newborn
- Disorders Of Sphingolipid Metabolism And Lipid Storage
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dystonia
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Episcleritis
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemiplegia
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Herpes
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypertonia
- Hypotension
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Intracranial Pressure
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lambert
- Leukoencephalopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningitis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathy
- Newborn Brain Damage
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Optic Nerve Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pernicious Anemia
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Psoriasis
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sleep Disorders
- Soft Tissue Inflammation
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tic Disorder
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vascular Dementia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Eeg
- Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Anxiety Management
- Baclofen Pump Refill
- Biofeedback
- Bipap Therapy
- Botox Injection
- Brain-Computer Interface Training
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Pain Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cortical Stimulation
- Crispr-Cas9
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Dorsal Column Stimulation
- Dysautonomia Treatment
- Dysport Injections
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Flash Electroretinography
- Functional Mri
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Gastrointestinal Neurological Disorders Treatment
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) Treatment
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunotherapy
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Maintenance Of Wakefulness Test
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Microrna (MIRNA)
- Molst Discussions
- Motor Cortex Stimulation
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neurally Mediated Hypotension (NMH) Treatment
- Neurocardiogenic Syncope Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neurostimulation
- Nutrition Counseling
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Polysomnography
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Responsive Neurostimulation
- Retrovirus
- Rna Interference
- Seizure Treatment
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Short Hairpin Rna (SHRNA)
- Shuntogram
- Sleep Counseling
- Sleep Study
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Speech Therapy
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Stem Cell Gene Editing
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Stress Reduction
- Subarachnoid Block
- Supraorbital Nerve Stimulation
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transcranial Doppler
- Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
- Vaccinations
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vasovagal Syncope Treatment
- Video Eeg
- Viral Vectors
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
301-774-8931Fax 301-774-8957
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 Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
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- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA PPO
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- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
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- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
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- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-POS
- Network OA
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- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
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- IH-Open HMO Option
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- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
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- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
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- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
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- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS
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- POS OA
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- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
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- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
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- Aetna Classic 5000
- OA Plus
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- Optimum Choice
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- Employee Health Plan
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- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2013)
Internship: St. Agnes Healthcare-GME (2010)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2009)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- A Rare Case of Primary Mediastinal Seminoma Associated with Anti-Hu Paraneoplastic Syndrome (PS). Faria Amjad, and Carlo Tornatore, MD. Presented at the American Academy of Neurology 67thAnnual Meeting in Washington DC 2015.
- Neurological involvement and characterization in acquired hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adulthood. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. Sean M. Gratton, Tasha R. Powell, Brett J. Theeler, Jason S. Hawley, Faria S. Amjad, Carlo Tornatore. J Neurol Sci.2015 Oct 15;357(1-2):136-42.
- The Safety and Efficacy of Switching from Natalizumab to Dimethyl Fumarate: Real World Experience. Faria Amjad, MD, Nasima Afsari, MBBS, Carlo Tornatore, MD. Presented at the American Academy of Neurology 67thAnnual Meeting in Washington DC 2015, and Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana 2015.
- Bilateral hearing loss as a manifestation of neuromyelitis optica. Sean Gratton, MD, Faria Amjad, MD, Forough Ghavami, DO, Benjamin Osborne, MD, Carlo Tornatore, MD and Carlos Mora, MD. Neurology. June 10, 2014. Vol. 82, Num. 23.
- Expanding the clinical spectrum of neuromyelitis optica: three cases with brainstem involvement. Faria Amjad, MD, Sean Gratton, MD, Benjamin Osborne, MD, Carlos Mora, MD and Carlo Tornatore, MD. Presented as a poster at the 29thcongress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and the 18th Annual Conference of rehabilitation in MS (RIMS), Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2-5, 2013. Abstract Number 690. Presented as a poster at the American Academy of Neurology 66th Annual Meeting, April 26 to May 3, 2014 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. Scientific Abstract Number
- A case of systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with progression to severe axonal neuropathy. Faria Amjad, MD and Michael Sirdofsky, MD. Submitted and presented as a poster at the 64th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting; New Orleans, Louisiana, April 21-28, 2012. Abstract Number P01.118.