Jerold Howard Fleishman, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Jerold Fleishman was recently appointed as the 'Physician Advisor' at MedStar Harbor Hospital. Dr. Fleishman's personal pursuit of excellence parallels MedStar's goals regarding clinical outcomes when it comes to patient care and developing 'best practices.' Dr. Fleishman is currently the Director of the Division of Medicine Peer review and the Medical Ethics Committee at both MedStar Harbor and MedStar Franklin Square Hospital. He is an Emeritus Chief of Neurology at MedStar Franklin Square and an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Dr. Fleishman earned his medical degree from the St. George's University School of Medicine and completed his neurology residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is also a licensed acupuncturist in the State of Maryland.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Numbness Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Ischemic Stroke
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sports Concussion
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Seizure 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
- Choice POS
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: University Hospital (1987)
Internship: University Hospital (1984)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (1983)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2014-2023