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
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
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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)