Mark Mu-Quan Lin, MD PHD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Board-certified in neurology, Mark Lin, MD, PhD, serves as Director of Movement Disorders at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His background in immunology is influential to his research and making advances in patient care.
Dr. Lin is highly regarded in the treatment and research of management for movement disorders with special expertise in the programming of deep brain stimulators for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, other types of tremor, and dystonia. He is also considered highly skilled in the use of botulinum therapy for the treatment of movement disorders, limb spasticity and chronic migraine.
Dr. Lin's work has been published in prominent clinical and scientific journals. A special focus of his current research is the prevention of levodopa-related dyskinesia and motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease. Over the years, he has developed a prevention strategy for levodopa induced motor complications. He is as an associate professor at Georgetown University, participating in clinical teaching and clinical research.
After earning his medical degree from what is now known as Guangdong Medical University in Guangdong, China, Dr. Lin completed an MS and PhD at Albert Einstein College of Medicine followed by a residency in neurology at the same institution. Post-graduate training in movement disorders followed at the New York Neurological Institute, Columbia University.
Clinical areas of focus
- Botox Injections For Movement Disorders
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Botox Injections For Movement Disorders
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Falls Prevention
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure 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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- IH-PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Passport
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Navigate
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Columbia University In The City Of New York (2002)
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2001)
Graduate: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1997)
Medical School: Guangdong Medical College (1984)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Lin, M.M., Laureno, R., (2019) When and how to start levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson disease. Open Access J Neurol Neurosurg. 11(2): 555808.
- Lin, M.M., Laureno, R., (2019) Less pulsatile levodopa therapy (6 doses daily) is associated with a reduced incidence of dyskinesia. J Mov Disord. 12(1): 37-42.
- Pal, G., Lin, M.M., Laureno, R., (2014) Asterixis: a study of 103 patients. Metabolic brain disease. 29(3): 813-24.
- Erwin, A., Tornatore, C. and Lin, M. (2012) Profound alternating corticospinal tract enhancement in Neuro-Behcet's disease. Annals of Neurology 72(S16): S118.
- Cooper, H.A., Thompson, E.C., Laureno, R., Fuisz, A., Mark, AS., Lin, M., Goldstein, S.A., (2009) Subclinical brain embolization in left-side infective endocarditis. Circulation. 120(7): 585-91.
- Green, N.S. Lin, M.M., and Scharff, M.D. , (1998) Immunoglobulin hypermutation in cultured cells. Immunol. Rev. 162:77-87.
- Green, N.S. Lin, M.M., and Scharff, M.D. , (1998) Somatic hypermutation of antibody genes: a hot spot warms up. Bioessays 20:227-234.
- Lin, M.M., Green, N.S. and Scharff, M.D., (1998) The effects of E, 3' (hs1,2) and 3' enhancers on mutation of an Ig-VDJ-C2a Ig heavy gene in cultured B cells. Int. Immunol. 10:1121-1129.
- Lin, M., and Scharff, M.D. (1997) Antibody V region hypermutation in vitro. Einstein Quart. J. Biol. Med. 14:49.
- Lin, M., Zhu, M. and Scharff, M.D. (1997) Sequence dependent hypermutation of immunoglobulin heavy chains in cultured B cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:5284-5289.
- Lin, M., Spira, G., and Scharff, M.D. (1996) Molecular comparison of cultured hybridoma cells that switch isotypes at high and low rates. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics 22:329-340.
- Lin, M., Chang, C.J. and Green, N.S. (1996) A new method for estimating high mutation rates in cultured cells Mutation Research 351:105-116.
- Chang, C.J. and Lin, M.Q. (1995) Statistical model of the fluctuation analysis in cell biology. Proceedings of the Biometrics Section of the American Statistical Association 455-460.