Prerna Malla, MBBS MD| Neurology, Epilepsy | MedStar Health
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Prerna Malla

Prerna Malla, MBBS MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (534 reviews)

Specialties: Neurology, Epilepsy

Languages: English, Hindi

About me

Prerna Malla, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurologist. She sees patients in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Malla specializes in general neurology and epilepsy. She is board certified in Neurology, Electromyography and Epilepsy.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Eeg Monitoring
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electroencephalogram Review
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
  • Migraine
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Movements
  • Acute Disseminated Demyelination
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
  • Binocular Movement Disorders
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Disorders
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Convulsions
  • Cranial Nerve Injury
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
  • Dystonia
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Episcleritis
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Facial Nerve Disorder
  • Gait And Balance Problems
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • 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
  • Paralytic Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Secondary Parkinsonism
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
  • Vestibular Disorders
  • Vestibular Neuritis
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Procedures I perform

  • Acute Stroke Care
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
  • Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Treatment
  • Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
  • Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Dementia Treatment
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
  • Eeg Monitoring
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electroencephalogram Review
  • Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
  • Electromyography
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
  • Nerve Block
  • Nerve Stimulation
  • Neuromuscular Testing
  • Numbness Treatment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Seizure Treatment
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
G019
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-5026

Fax 202-877-5551

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Fax 202-877-5551

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-295-0540

Fax 877-245-1499

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Fax 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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy

Fellowship: University Hospitals Case Medical Center-Cleveland (2016)

Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2015)

Residency: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2014)

Residency: Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (2009)

Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal (2008)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Apr 24, 2026

    Good

  • Mar 17, 2026

    Very Good

  • Jan 30, 2026

    Dr. Malla is wonderful.