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

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

4.7 out of 5 (502 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
  • Chemodenervation Of Muscle
  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • 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
  • Muscle Biopsy
  • 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
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • First Health PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • POS OA
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • IH-Indemnity
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • First Health PPO
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • OA Plus
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna HMO
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open HMO
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Choice POS II
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Medicare Direct
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Employee Health Plan
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Choice POS
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • IH-POS
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • HighMark
    • UHC Passport
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • IH-PPO
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • IH-HMO
    • Aetna Basic
    • CIGNA EPO
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Optimum Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Medicare FFS
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • 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)
    • Sentara Health
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Navigate
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • United Student Resources
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Network OA

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology

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
  • Nov 25, 2025

    When I visit for myself. The service is excellent.

  • Oct 29, 2025

    Dr Malla is an excellent physician!! She goes beyond the call of duty to ease the patients anxiety and concerns. I never feel rushed when I'm being seen. Her professionalism shines above most that I've been treated by.She's truly an asset to WHC

  • Oct 3, 2025

    I had a good experience from the beginning to the time I left.