Matthew Allen Edwardson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Vascular Neurology, Neurology

Languages: English

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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

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ischemic Stroke

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

Aneurysm
Aphagia And Dysphagia
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Basilar Artery Stenosis
Brain Aneurysm Rupture
Brain Damage From Stroke
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Cerebral Edema
Cerebral Vasospasm
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Cerebrovascular Diseases
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ischemic Stroke
Moyamoya Disease
Multiple Cerebral Infarctions
Neurovascular Disease
Spastic Hemiparesis
Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

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Procedures I perform

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment

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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8525

Fax 877-245-1499

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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.

List of insurance plans we accept
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OA Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-HMO
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Navigate
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global