Lauryn Currens, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Neurology
Languages: English
Clinical areas of focus
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Dystonia Treatment
- 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 Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- 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
- 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
- Seizure Disorders
- Spasticity
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- 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 Impairment Screening
- Cognitive Impairment Therapy
- Corticobasal Degeneration
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Dementia Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Headache Infusion Therapy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Menstrual Migraine
- 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
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2025)
Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical Center Medical School (2023)
Internship: University of Massachusetts Medical Center Medical School (2020)
Medical School: St. George's University School Of Medicine (2019)