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
- 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
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 300 3rd Fl
McLean, VA, 22101
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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./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.