About me
Fernando L. Pagan, MD, is a Professor and Vice Chairman for the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Pagan received his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed an internal medicine internship and a neurology residency at MedStar Georgetown. Dr. Pagan also completed a fellowship in movement disorders and magnetic resonance spectroscopy at the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke within the National Institutes of Health. He is a board-certified neurologist. Dr. Pagan is director of the Movement Disorders Program and the medical director of MedStar Georgetown's National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence, as well as the fellowship director for the clinical research fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown. Dr. Pagan also serves as the Medical Director of the Translational Neurocience Program (TNP).
Dr. Pagan's special interests include Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, and other related disorders; ataxia; essential tremor; dystonia; and tics, and he is an expert in botulinum toxin treatment for dystonia, tremor, spasticity, and tics. He is a member of the functional neurosurgery team for movement disorders, performing preoperative evaluations and programming for deep brain stimulators in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia.
The TNP focuses on repourposing drugs for the treatment of Neurodenegenerative Disorders like Parkinson's Disease (PD), Lewy Body Disease, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Huntington's Disease, ALS, CTE, PSP, MSA and others. Currently Dr. Pagan is the PI (Primary Investigator) in mutiple clinical trials. The TNP is currently involved with clinical research trials with Nilotinib in PD and AD.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Degenerative Disorders Of Nervous System In Diseases
- 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
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Movement Disorder Rehabilitation
- Neuroimmunology Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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 Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Network OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2003)
Residency: University Hospital (2000)
Internship: University Hospital (1997)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1996)
Awards
- AOA Honor Society
- Washingtonian Magazine "Top Doctors" 2016-2018.