Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO| Movement Disorders Neurology, Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Bahroo is an assistant professor and co-director of the Neurology Residency Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He attended medical school in New Jersey, and he completed an internship at Saint Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa. Dr. Bahroo completed his neurology residency as served as the Academic Chief Resident in his final year at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also completed a two-year fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As a board certified neurologist and member of the Movement Disorders program, his primary areas of focus in movement disorders include the medical and surgical management of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. He also specializes in therapeutic botulinum toxin injections for dystonia spasticity and excessive drooling.
Clinical areas of focus
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Benign Essential Blepharospasm
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Cervical Dystonia
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chorea Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia
- Dystonia Treatment
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Mri
- Adrenal Tumor
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anisometropia
- Anxiety
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Basal Ganglia Disorders
- Benign Essential Blepharospasm
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Carotid Stenosis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Chorea
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conversion Disorders
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyskinesia
- Poisoning
- Psychosis
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Syncope
- Tremor
- Unsteady Walking
- Vascular Dementia
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Chorea Management
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lewy Body Dementia Treatment
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Treatment
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transitional Care Planning
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
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
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare FFS
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Network OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Administrators
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certification: National Board of Physicians & Surgeons,
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2009)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2007)
Internship: St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network (2004)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2003)