Faria Sana Amjad, BS MD MS| 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
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Episcleritis
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracranial Pressure
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Weakness
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathy
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Eeg
- Botox Injection
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Seizure Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transcranial Doppler
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007
5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
18111 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 101
Olney, MD, 20832
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 HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Navigate
- Choice POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2015)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (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.