About me
Dr. Francis G. Tirol, FAES, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he specializes in clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy, and general neurology. He delivers advanced, compassionate care to adults who have a wide range of seizure disorders including complex cases where seizures have not responded to medications. Dedicated to patient-centered care, Dr. Tirol works to help individuals reduce both the frequency and duration of their seizures by uncovering underlying causes and developing personalized, effective treatment plans.
Dr. Tirol’s medical journey began at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He continued with a neurology residency at NYU School of Medicine and then completed fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at UCLA/David Geffen School of Medicine. This comprehensive education has prepared him to care for patients across the full spectrum of epilepsy. He currently serves as vice chair of clinical operations and associate professor in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, a nationally recognized academic and research medical center.
Working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team—including a skilled neurosurgeon and a patient coordinator—Dr. Tirol provides each patient with seamless, well-coordinated care. For those whose seizures continue despite trying two or more medications, he carefully assesses advanced treatment options such as surgery, device therapy, or other innovative approaches that may offer better seizure control. By prioritizing early evaluation, Dr. Tirol ensures that patients with uncontrolled seizures can access more effective therapies as soon as possible.
Beyond his clinical work, Dr. Tirol is the program director of the Epilepsy Fellowship and associate program director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, playing an important role in training the next generation of epilepsy specialists. He is also active in national clinical trials exploring new therapies for both focal and generalized epilepsies and frequently presents his research at leading medical conferences. As a member of the American Epilepsy Society and the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Tirol contributes to the field through service on editorial boards and review panels, helping to bring the latest advances into clinical practice.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- 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
- Hydrocephalus
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Neuropathic Pain
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Partial Seizures
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Convulsion Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Education
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Seizure Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 410-354-5461
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 Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Navigate
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy
Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center (2008)
Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2007)
Internship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2004)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2003)