Pooja Mohan Rao, MD| Neurology, Internal Medicine | 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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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- HighMark
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- POS OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Sentara Health
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
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)