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
- 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
- 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
202-444-8532Fax 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 Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Select
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Beech Street PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare East Prime
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Signature
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Tricare for Life East
- United Golden Rule
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare East Select
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- D-SNP)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Carefirst EPO
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Optimum Choice
- I-SNP
- United Choice
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 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)
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/