Justin Paul Martello, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Justin Martello, MD, FAAN, is a fellowship-trained neurologist, board-certified in both psychiatry and neurology, who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders. He also serves as chief of neurology for the Central Maryland region of MedStar Health, leading the organization’s comprehensive, evidence-based neurological program to serve patients with clinical conditions ranging from common to complex.
Dr. Martello uses the latest technologies to optimize outcomes for his patients. He is the only neurologist in the country trained to perform MRI-guided focused ultrasound without neurosurgery involvement. This innovative new procedure uses ultrasound waves to treat patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease and essential tremors.
Recognized as a leader in his field, Dr. Martello is:
- Actively involved with the American Academy of Neurology
- A member of numerous committees focused on quality improvement
- Credited as an author of the most recent published guidelines to advance the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
- A graduate of two prestigious training programs: The Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety—The Telluride Experience, and the Advanced Quality and Safety Improvement Science Program through the ChristianaCare Value Institute
Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Blepharospasm
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lewy Body Disease
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Spasticity
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tic Disorder
- Tourette Syndrome
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
Procedures I perform
- Botox
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Limb Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Botulinum Toxin Management
- Brain Imaging
- Catamenial Epilepsy
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chorea Management
- Chorea Treatment
- Clinical Trials
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Impairment Screening
- Cognitive Impairment Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Confusional Arousals
- Corticobasal Degeneration
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Dementia Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Panel
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Functional Mri With Eeg
- Headache Infusion Therapy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Memory Therapy
- Memory Training
- Menstrual Migraine
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Rehabilitation
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
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
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Sentara Health
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Network OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown GME (2016)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown GME (2015)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2012)
Medical School: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2011)