About me
Pooja Rao, MD, joins MedStar Health as a neurologist and assistant professor for the department of Neurology. Board certified in internal medicine, neurology, neurophysiology, and electrodiagnostic medicine, Dr. Rao has a special interest in research trials for neuromuscular disorders and genemodifying therapies. In her clinical practice, she is committed to embodying the cura personalis philosophy of treating the whole person. She believes in making shared decisions with her patients about treatment options based on their unique needs. Dr. Rao is involved in advocacy efforts to bring high-quality care to patients with neurologic diseases.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Autoimmune Neuropathy
- Becker Muscular Dystrophy
- Centronuclear Myopathy
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Diplegia Of Upper Limbs
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Elevated Creatine Kinase
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Inclusion Body Myositis
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Kennedy Disease
- Lambert Eaton Syndrome
- Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy
- Metabolic Myopathy
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myositis
- Myotonia Congenita
- Periodic Paralysis
- Poliomyelitis
- Progressive Muscular Atrophy
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Ulnar Nerve Compression
- Vasculitic Neuropathy
Procedures I perform
- Electromyography
- Nerve Conduction Studies
- Skin Biopsy
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Open HMO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Tricare Prime
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- United Student Resources
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown Univ Hosp/Washington Hosp Ctr (2019)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown Univ Hosp/Washington Hosp Ctr (2018)
Residency Program: Providence Hospital (2015)
Medical School: K S Hegde Medical Academy (2010)