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
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Arthritis
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Dorsalgia
- Drop Foot
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- 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
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- 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
- Venous Ulcers
Procedures I perform
- Durable Medical Equipment Prescription
- Dysport Injections
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
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
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Network OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- POS OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of 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)