About me
Dr. M. Carter Denny obtained her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine as well as a Master's in public health in 2010. She completed her Neurology residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2014. She went on to complete a two-year Vascular Neurology fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) in 2016.
Dr. Denny is an early career clinician researcher with interests in secondary stroke prevention, systems of care delivery, and transitions of care. She completed an NIH StrokeNet fellowship as a junior faculty member at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2017-2018.
Dr. Denny has experience providing acute stroke care in the field on the nation's first Mobile Stroke Unit and remotely using video-based telemedicine technology for patients in southeast Texas with UTHealth.
She is the recipient of several academic awards including the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Society award and the MD/MPH award for excellence. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society.
In addition to her medical background, Dr. Denny enjoys yoga, running, cooking, and global travel. She speaks Spanish with high proficiency, which compliments both her medical practice and her love of travel.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Atherosclerosis
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Confusion
- Difficulty Speaking
- Disorder Of Balance
- Dizziness
- Moyamoya
- Numbness
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Tingling
- Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
- Unsteady Gait
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Aphasia
- Arterial Malformation Brain
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Atherosclerosis
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Cadasil
- Cadasil Syndrome
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cavernous Hemangioma
- Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
- Central Nervous System Lupus
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebral Atherosclerosis
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Cerebral Microvascular Injury
- Cerebral Small Vessel Disease (CSVD)
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
- CNS Vasculitis
- Confusion
- Difficulty Speaking
- Disorder Of Balance
- Dissection Carotid Artery
- Dissection Of Vertebral Artery
- Dizziness
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Facial Droop
- Facial Paresis
- Hemineglect
- Hemiparesis
- Hemiplegia
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Horner Syndrome
- Intracranial Arterial Occlusion
- Intracranial Artery Stenosis
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lacunar Stroke
- Moyamoya
- Neurovascular Disease
- Non Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
- Numbness
- Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
- Receptive Aphasia
- Stroke Related Spasticity
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Tingling
- Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
- Unsteady Gait
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vertebral Artery Stenosis
- Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
- White Matter Hyperintensities
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna USAccess (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare Standard
- Tricare Extra (Indemnity)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Medicare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- OneNet PPO, Inc.
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Compass (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Network OA
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open HMO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Fellowship Program: University of Texas Health Sciences Ctr at Houston (2016)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2014)
Internship Program: Tulane University Medical Center (2011)
Medical School: Tulane School of Medicine (2010)
Awards
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Society Award
- MD/MPH Award for Excellence
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
For a list of Dr. Denny's indexed publications please visit: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1z9R7fhvzEzkQ/bibliography/public/