Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO| Movement Disorders Neurology, Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Bahroo is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Residency Program in the Department of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. He attended Rutgers University for undergraduate studies and University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ) for his M.S and medical education. He completed his internship at Saint Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, PA and his Neurology Residency at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. Subsequently, he completed a two-year fellowship in Movement Disorders also at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.
As a fellowship trained Movement Disorders specialist and manages an active clinic focusing on medical and surgical treatment of PD and ET. He also specializes in the therapeutic role of botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, spasticity, and sialorrhea. Dr. Bahroo lectures at regional, national, international conferences and publishes academic articles in various journals. He is active in resident and medical student education and regularly engages residents and fellows in teaching about management of movement disorders.
Clinical areas of focus
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chorea Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- 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
- Chorea Management
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Movement Analysis And Training
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
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)