John Namer Aseff, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Languages: English
202-291-7324
About me
John N. Aseff, MD, is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), with particular interests in electrodiagnostic medicine, soft tissue pain syndromes, and neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation. He was previously the Director of Electrodiagnostic Services, Medical Director of the Post Polio Program, and Medical Director, Admissions, at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network. Dr. Aseff sees patients at the Irving Street location. He is also Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and was the founding director of the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital PM&R Residency Program in 1986. Dr. Aseff formerly chaired the PM&R department at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
He has received multiple awards and distinctions, including the Distinguished Clinician Award (2013) by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Dr. John W. Goldschmidt Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation (2011) by MedStar National Rehabilitation Network. He has also been named multiple times as one of the areas 'Top Doctors' by Washingtonian Magazine. He has also authored several publications and has given numerous presentations. He is also a member of several medical societies, including the American Academy of PM&R, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the Association of Academic Physiatrists.
Dr. Aseff received his MD from the Ohio State University College of Medicine, and completed a residency in PM&R at the Ohio State University Hospitals, after having had additional residency training in General Surgery and Orthopaedics at Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amputation Rehabilitation
- Arthritis
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Dorsalgia
- Drop Foot
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hemiplegia
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Knee Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoporosis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Radial Neuropathy
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sports Concussion
- Stroke With Weakness
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy
Procedures I perform
- Durable Medical Equipment Prescription
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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Navigate
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: Ohio State University - College of Medicine (1977)
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland (1975)
Internship: University Hospitals of Cleveland (1974)
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1973)