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 (538 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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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-295-0540
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Fax 877-245-1499

110 Irving St NW
G019
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-5026
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miles away

Fax 202-877-5551

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

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
  • May 21, 2026

    Very satisfied with my doctor's professional services

  • May 15, 2026

    Dr. Malla took my issues seriously and found me solutions, her care has changed my life in dealing with awful migraines and I'm very grateful

  • May 14, 2026

    I like being under the care of Dr. Malla. She has a practical intelligent plan for treatment and maintenance of my condition