About me
Gholam K. Motamedi, MD, is a professor and director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Motamedi chose his specialty because he feels that neuroscience is at the frontier of science. His philosophy of care involves undertaking a comprehensive work-up, making the correct diagnosis and administering the most efficient treatment possible for the patient.
Dr. Motamedi has published numerous original research studies, reviews and has contributed several book chapters to works in the fields of epilepsy and sleep disorders. Some of his research studies include investigating potentially therapeutic effects of direct brain stimulation in patients with epilepsy, potentially therapeutic effects of direct brain stimulation and brain cooling (hypothermia) in animal models of epilepsy, basic cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development of epilepsy, particular genetic forms of epilepsy mimicking sleep disorders, sleep apnea, monitoring cardiac telemetry and pulse oximetry in patients with epilepsy undergoing continuous video-EEG monitoring and retrospective study of in utero antiepileptic drug effects on neurodevelopment. Dr. Motamedi has also received several awards for excellence in patient treatment, teaching and research.
Professional Association Memberships
- American Epilepsy Society
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Neurological Association
Clinical areas of focus
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphasia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- 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
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Menioma Brain Tumor
- Migraine
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Partial Seizures
- Polysomnography Abnormalities
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sports Concussion
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Convulsion Management
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Seizure Diagnosis
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare FFS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1999)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine-Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (1998)
Internship: Yale-New Haven Hospital (1995)
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (1990)
Awards
- Excellence in Teaching Medical Students, Georgetown 2006-7
- National Epifellow Foundation (NEF) research award 1999
- American Epilepsy Society meeting Topscholar fellow award Dec. 1998
- American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting Scholarship Apr. 1998
- World Health Organization (WHO) Scholarship on Epidemiology, Bangalore, India Jan-Mar. 1990
- Best Doctors in greater DC area; Washington Post, 2011-2013
- Fellow of American Neurological Association (FANA), 2012
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2016-2025
- Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society (FAES), 2017