Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO| Neurology | MedStar Health

Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (444 reviews)

Specialties: Neurology

Languages: English

(877) 245-1499

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

  • Ataxia
  • Botulinum Toxin For Movement Disorders
  • Chorea
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Dyskinesia
  • Dystonia
  • Falls
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Lewy Body Dementia
  • Parkinson's Disease (PD)
  • Spasms
  • Spasticity
  • Tremor
  • Twitching
  • Unsteady Gait
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Reflexes
  • Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Arm Weakness
  • Arteriovenous Fistula
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Ataxia
  • Behcet Syndrome
  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Central Nervous System Lupus
  • Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Cerebellar Disease
  • Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
  • Cervical Dystonia
  • Cervical Plexopathy
  • Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
  • Chorea
  • CNS Vasculitis
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Concussion
  • Cranial Nerve Injury
  • Dejerine Sottas Disease
  • Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Diplopia
  • Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
  • Dyskinesia
  • Dystonia
  • Encephalopathies
  • Epilepsy
  • Facial Droop
  • Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
  • Facial Pain
  • Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
  • Falls
  • Femoral Neuropathy
  • Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
  • Headache
  • HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
  • HIV Myopathy
  • Horner Syndrome
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Inclusion Body Myopathy
  • Ischemic Stroke
  • Lacunar Stroke
  • Leg Weakness
  • Lewy Body Dementia
  • Lip Droop
  • Lobar Atrophy Of Brain
  • Medication Overuse Headache
  • Memory Disorders
  • Movement Diseases And Disorders
  • Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Myelitis
  • Myoclonic Epilepsy With Ragged Red Fibers
  • Nerve Root Disorder
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Neuralgia
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
  • Neuropathy
  • Non Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Occipital Neuralgia
  • Orthostatic Hypotension
  • Paramyotonia Congenita
  • Paraplegia
  • Paresthesia
  • Parkinson's Disease (PD)
  • Periodic Paralysis
  • Peripheral Nerve Injury
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Periventricular Leukomalacia
  • Plexopathy
  • Positional Vertigo
  • Primary Cerebellar Degeneration
  • Primary Progressive Aphasia
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri
  • Quadriplegia
  • Radiculopathy
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Sensory Neuronopathy
  • Small Fiber Neuropathy
  • Spasms
  • Spasticity
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxia
  • Spinocerebellar Degeneration
  • Spinocerebellar Diseases
  • Statin Myopathy
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Syncope
  • Tetraplegia
  • Tic Disorders
  • Tinnitus
  • Torticollis
  • Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Tremor
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Twitching
  • Unsteady Gait
  • Vertigo
  • Vision Loss
  • Visual Impairment
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Procedures I perform

  • Angiography
  • Avm Embolization
  • Botox For Dystonia
  • Botox For Hemifacial Spasm
  • Botox For Spasticity
  • Botulinum Toxin For Movement Disorders
  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Evaluation (EMU)
  • Headache Therapy
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Infusion Treatment
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Practice locations

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6858 Old Dominion Drive
Suite 201
McLean, VA, 22101

202-295-0540

Fax 877-245-1499

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8525

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1420 Beverly Road
Suite 300
McLean, VA, 22101

703-852-8588

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Insurance

MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
    • UHC Community Plan of MD
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Medicare Fee for Service
    • Kaiser Virginia Premier
    • Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)"
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
    • Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
    • CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • CFBCBS EPO
    • Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Open EPO Plus
    • Network OA
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Opoen HMO Option
    • PPO and PPO Plus
    • Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • POS OA & OA Plus
    • Open POS II
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
    • Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Open HMO
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Aetna HMO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • FIRST HEALTH
    • First Health PPO
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • United Student Resources
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
    • CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
    • CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Tricare Prime
    • CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology

Other Certification: National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, -

Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2009)

Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2007)

Internship Program: St. Luke's University Health Network (2004)

Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (2003)

Ratings and reviews

  • Provider explained things understandably

    4.8
  • Provider listened carefully

    4.8
  • Provider knew medical history

    4.8
  • Provider showed respect

    4.9
  • Provider spent enough time with patient

    4.8
  • Mar 2, 2023

    Dr. Bahroo is amazing. Great "bedside manners." He always share medical treatments/options and the benefits of taking the medication. He discusses side effects as well.

  • Jan 10, 2023

    Top drawer

  • Nov 22, 2022

    Dr Bahroo is the very best