Jemima Ayo-Oluwa Akinsanya, DO| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Jemima (Mima) Akinsanya, DO, is a fellowship-trained neuroimmunologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She serves as the Director of the Georgetown Multiple Sclerosis Center at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, where she is the first MS specialist to serve Prince George’s County in over a decade.
Dr. Akinsanya earned her medical degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, and then completed her neurology residency at Emory University, where she served as a chief resident. She completed a prestigious clinical research fellowship in neuroimmunology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
With specialized expertise in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system, Dr. Akinsanya delivers comprehensive, compassionate care with a strong emphasis on education, empowerment, and shared decision-making. Her team-based approach ensures that patients are active participants in every aspect of their care.
She brings a deep commitment to advancing equitable care, focusing on improving access to care for underserved populations and increasing the representation of diverse communities in clinical research. She is also invested in mentoring the next generation of neurologists and building innovative partnerships between academic and community organizations to advance MS care and research.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mobility Problem
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nervous System Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- 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 MedStar PPO
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Student Resources
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Navigate
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- POS OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2023)
Residency: Emory University Neurology Residency (2020)
Medical School: Touro College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2016)