About me
Nicholas Streicher, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in Neurology at Georgetown University. He is fellowship-trained in both sports neurology and neuromuscular medicine. As a dual-fellowship trained physician, Dr. Streicher sees patients for specialized neurology issues, such as concussions within the athletic population, and sees patients for all neuromuscular diseases, ranging from numbness and weakness to more severe diseases, like motor neuron disease and muscular dystrophy. He sees patients throughout the DC-Metro Area, at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre, and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Streicher performs extensive diagnostic testing, including nerve conduction studies and EMG (electromyography) to measure muscle and nerve health and function. His treatments include medical management, procedures such as Botox for migraines and other neuromuscular disorders, as well as treating patients with neuromuscular disorders with immune-modulating therapy or finding appropriate clinical trials. As he is dedicated to understanding the whole picture of a patient’s diagnosis, Dr. Streicher also focuses on the autoimmune component of neuromuscular disease diagnoses. He coordinates with other specialists, as well as physical therapists, occupational therapists, and social workers to provide a multidisciplinary treatment plan for patients.
His clinical interests include treating patients with concussion, neurology within the athletic population, and diagnosing and treating neuromuscular disorders including motor neuron disease, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other muscle and nerve disorders.
Dr. Streicher’s research interests include concussions (presentation, recovery, and therapeutic interventions), discovering new therapeutic targets for ALS and neuromuscular disorders, and finally, data analytics and data collaboration for all of medicine and neurology.
Dr. Streicher received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency training in neurology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He then completed a specialty fellowship in sports neurology at the University of Michigan before completing a second specialty fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery / Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Medical Association, and the American Headache Society.
Dr. Streicher is passionate about and dedicated to providing a multidisciplinary approach to both concussion care and motor neuron disease care, while bridging the gap between neurology and athletics. Dr. Streicher is fluent in both English and French.
Philosophy of Care
“Every patient deserves concentrated attention and personalized treatment. It’s important to listen to patients to understand not only what they are telling you about their medical history, but also what they are telling you about their personal history. I’m always genuinely interested in my patients and their care. No matter what their issue is, I will always do my best to address that and take care of them. I do my best to make them feel comfortable and feel cared for at the same time.
“I feel honored when my patients say that they felt that I did everything I could possibly do to help them and that they felt comfortable with my care for them.
“To any referring physician, I will always do my best to make sure that your patient ends up in the right place. I will also do my best to counteract or avoid fragmentation of care as much as possible.
“As a local from the DC metropolitan area, I care very much about the wellbeing of the people who live in this community.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Dementia Treatment
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neurometabolic Disorder Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Or Tingling Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
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
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- POS OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- IH-PPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2021)
Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System (2020)
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics GME (2019)
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics GME (2016)
Medical School: New York University (2015)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Contact Sports, Brain Health, and Concussions: Answers to Parents' Top Questions.
Understanding CTE: Symptoms, Progression, and Research Developments.
Understanding Aphasia and How We Treat
Alumnus melds compassion with public health at Medstar Health
Spotlight: One-Third of Professional Football Players Report Perceived CTE, New Survey Shows