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

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