About me
Dr. M. Carter Denny is a vascular neurologist and clinician researcher at MedStar Health and Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She completed her MD and MPH degrees at Tulane University in 2010. She then completed her Neurology residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2014. She then went on to complete a two-year Vascular Neurology fellowship at the UTHealth Houston in 2016.
Dr. Denny has experience providing acute stroke care in the field on the nation's first Mobile Stroke Unit and remotely using video-based telehealth technology. Dr. Denny's research interests include health equity, systems of care delivery, and transitions of care. Dr. Denny collaborated with colleagues at UTHealth Houston on the development of the Spanish-language stroke acronym RÁPIDO that is now endorsed by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. She leads the investigator-initiated STRIVE study (STroke Research Initiative to adVance Equity). She is the author of "Acute Stroke Care" (3rd edition) and several peer-reviewed manuscripts.
She is the recipient of 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. Dr. Denny enjoys yoga, hiking, and global travel. She speaks Spanish, which compliments both her medical practice and her love of travel.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Multiple Strokes
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Arteriovenous Fistula Of The Brain
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Artery Blockage In The Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebral Vasculitis
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Intracranial Atherosclerosis
- Ischemic Stroke
- Moyamoya
- Moyamoya Disease
- Multiple Strokes
- PFO Related Stroke
- Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Stroke In Young Adults
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Procedures I perform
- Cervical And Cerebral Artery Dissection
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8532Fax 410-354-5956
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
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UHC Passport
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- POS OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- HighMark
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2016)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2014)
Internship: Tulane University Medical Center (2011)
Medical School: Tulane University School Public & Tropical Health (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/