Matthew Allen Edwardson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Vascular Neurology, Neurology
Languages: English
410-354-5956
About me
Matthew Edwardson, MD, is a vascular neurologist and a member of the stroke team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is also an associate professor in the Georgetown University Medical Center Department of Neurology and part of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery where his research focuses on neuroimaging and blood biomarkers of stroke recovery. Dr. Edwardson is actively recruiting patients into stroke-related research studies.
Previously, Dr. Edwardson was a Stroke Fellow at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Dr. Edwardson's Philosophy of Care
When someone suffers a stroke it can be devastating both physically and emotionally. We strive to very rapidly assess patients and when indicated provide emergent therapies that might salvage brain tissue at risk for further injury. I enjoy counseling stroke patients and their families through this difficult time. Stroke can be frightening, but by helping patients understand what to expect, I feel I'm able to provide some peace in the midst of this storm.
Unfortunately, few therapies exist for stroke and many patients are left disabled despite our best efforts. The absence of therapies has motivated me to pursue stroke recovery-related research. My research is focused on detecting molecular markers of brain repair in the peripheral blood. MedStar Georgetown is a natural fit to conduct this research given the many teams here studying blood biomarkers in cancer and neurodegenerative disease. Data from these studies will help us develop drugs that can improve natural repair mechanisms in the brain and reduce stroke disability.
Publications
- Critical periods after stroke study: Translating animal stroke recovery experiments into a clinical trial. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2015
- Review article: Ischemic stroke prognosis in adults. UpToDate. 2015.
- New modalities of brain stimulation for stroke rehabilitation. Experimental Brain Research. 2013
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Basilar Artery Stenosis
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm Rupture
- Brain Damage From Stroke
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Confusion
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Cortical Blindness
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Moyamoya Disease
- Multiple Cerebral Infarctions
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurovascular Disease
- Numbness
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Numbness Or Tingling Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2014)
Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine (2009)
Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine (2006)
Medical School: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2005)