Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO| Neurology, Movement Disorders 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
- Chorea Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Migraine
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Basal Ganglia Disorders
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Charcot
- Chorea
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dyskinesia
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Lack Of Coordination
- Meningoencephalitis
- Migraine
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurosyphilis
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyskinesia
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Twitching
- Unsteady Walking
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Management
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome Treatment
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Tension Headache 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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- POS OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Core Essential (HMO)
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)