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