About me
Gary Volkell, DO, is a board-certified neurologist who is fellowship trained in movement disorders. He sees patients at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
Dr. Volkell specializes in treatment for Parkinson’s disease, dystonia (including cervical dystonia/spasmodic torticollis), tardive dyskinesia, chorea, Huntington’s disease, tremor (including essential tremor), tics, Tourette’s syndrome, restless legs syndrome, REM-sleep behavior disorder, ataxia, and functional movement disorders. In addition to these movement conditions, Dr. Volkell also treats general neurologic concerns such as stroke, seizure, headache and migraines, memory issues, neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Dr. Volkell is experienced in the latest neurologic innovations. He performs lumbar punctures; microelectrode recording and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) programming for conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia; and Botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, cervical dystonia/spasmodic torticollis, spasticity, sialorrhea, blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, and migraines. He has also worked in clinical trial research for diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism.
It is important to Dr. Volkell to get to know his patients long-term. He works collaboratively with his patients to solve neurologic problems, share his knowledge, and develop a personalized treatment plan so that his patients find relief. He also dedicates time by speaking to the community at educational events and support groups on topics such as Parkinson’s disease.
He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
During medical school, Dr. Volkell provided healthcare in Costa Rica at Universidad de Iberoamerica. He is conversational in medical Spanish.
In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Myelitis
- Numbness Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Back Pain
- Basal Ganglia Degeneration
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
- Dorsopathies
- Dysarthria
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Weakness
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Korsakoff Syndrome
- Lack Of Coordination
- Meningioma
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Postprocedural States
- Rett Syndrome
- Sciatica
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Syncope
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tourette Syndrome
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Walking
- Vasculitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Botox Injection
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Nerve Block
- Numbness Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Stroke Neurology
- Tension Headache Treatment
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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- POS OA
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Albany Medical Center Hospital (2021)
Residency: Albany Medical Center (2020)
Medical School: NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2016)
Awards
- Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine - 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Research
Abstract
- King, J., Volkell, G., Wyant, J., and Molho, E. Subacute Encephalopathy with Pimavanserin Treatment in Parkinson’s Disease. Submitted to International Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Society
Chapter
- “Cervical Dystonia” Volkell, G and Molho, accepted to Neurology MedLink on 1/24/2021