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