Pooja Mohan Rao, MD| Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology | MedStar Health
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.
Clinical areas of focus
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Dystonia Disorder
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Extrapyramidal Symptoms
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Paralysis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Headache
- Hemiplegic Migraine
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lack Of Coordination And Balance
- Migraine
- Migraine With Aura
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myasthenic Crisis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Myotonia
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Ataxia
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1
- Status Epilepticus
- Swallowing Disorders
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Migraine
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Wallenberg Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Treatment
- Cholestasis Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Impairment Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroimmunology Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuro-Otology
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
- Status Epilepticus Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache Treatment
Practice locations
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1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 300 3rd Fl
McLean, VA, 22101
1133 21st St NW
Lafayette Bldg 2
Washington, DC, 20036
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- POS OA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2019)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2018)
Residency: Providence Hospital GME (2015)
Medical School: K.S. Hegde Medical Academy (2010)