Paola Pergami, MD| Pediatric Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Paola Pergami, MD, PhD, is a Pediatric Neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She also serves as an Associate Professor within the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Pergami has a background in neuroscience, specific training in pediatric neurology, and an interest and expertise in pediatric stroke and rehabilitation. She obtained her MD form the University of Pavia, Italy, and her PhD from the University of Milan, Italy. She completed her Pediatric Neurology Fellowship at UPMC, in Pittsburgh. Complementing her clinical work in pediatric stroke, Dr. Pergami has extensively collaborated with the International Pediatric Stroke Study (IPSS). Within that group, she has contributed to the development of many important studies including studies on seizures in pediatric stroke (SIPS, SIPSII) the role of inflammation in pediatric stroke (VIPS, VIPSII), and investigating potential use of mechanical clot removal in children with stroke. Her clinical expertise and interests focus on acute stroke intervention, neuroimaging, and mechanism of brain plasticity in stroke recovery. Dr. Pergami is the author of over 150 original, peer-reviewed research articles and presentations.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Limb Loss Rehabilitation
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Nerve Block
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Brain Injuries In Children
- Cerebral Palsy
- Concussions In Children
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Headache In Children
- Hemiplegia
- Ischemic Stroke In Children
- Migraine
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Seizures In Children
- Spasticity In Children
- Tic Disorder
- Tourette Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Baclofen Pump Refill
- Biofeedback
- Botulinum Toxin Injection For Spasticity
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Dystonia Treatment
- Echoencephalography With Image Documentation
- Eeg Monitoring
- Eeg With Nasopharyngeal Leads
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electroencephalogram With Hyperventilation
- Electroencephalogram With Photic Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Limb Loss Rehabilitation
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pressure Flow Study
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Sleep Stage Study
- Sleep Study With Video Recording
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Administrators
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (2008)
Residency: West Virginia University School of Medicine (2007)
Residency: West Virginia University Hospitals (2004)
Medical School: Universita Degli Studi di Pavia (1989)