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 2021, he/she 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
- Concussion
- Encephalopathies
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Headache
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Tremor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Reflexes
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Arm Weakness
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Benign Focal Amyotrophy
- Bethlem Myopathy
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
- Concussion
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Dejerine Sottas Disease
- Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diplopia
- Distal Motor Neuropathy
- Distal Muscular Dystrophy
- Distal Myopathy
- Dropped Head Syndrome
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Dysarthria
- Dysesthesia
- Encephalopathies
- Eyelid Closure Weakness
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Pain
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Headache
- HIV Myopathy
- Horner Syndrome
- Inclusion Body Myopathy
- Leg Numbness
- Leg Weakness
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Lip Droop
- Lobar Atrophy Of Brain
- Merosin Deficient Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Monomelic Amyotrophy
- Multifocal Acquired Demyelinating Sensorimotor Neuropathy
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- Muscle Atrophy
- Muscle Weakness
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Nerve Root Disorder
- Neuralgia
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Paramyotonia Congenita
- Paresthesia
- Periodic Paralysis
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Plantar Nerve Lesions
- Plexopathy
- Radiculopathy
- Sensory Impairment
- Sensory Neuronopathy
- Sensory Problem
- Slurred Speech
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spasticity
- Statin Myopathy
- Tibial Neuropathy
- Tingling
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuropathy
- Unsteady Gait
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
- Weakness
Procedures I perform
- Angiography
- Avm Embolization
- Botox For Hemifacial Spasm
- Botox For Spasticity
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Evaluation (EMU)
- Headache Therapy
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Infusion Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Network OA
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open HMO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- CFBCBS EPO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Residency Program: HELMS MEDICAL INSTITUTE (1996)
Residency Program: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (1987)
Medical School: St Georges University (1982)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2014-2021