About me
Priyanka Sabharwal, MD, PhD, is an attending neurologist and epilepsy specialist affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Sabharwal specializes in treating patients with epilepsy, seizure disorders, concussions, and traumatic brain injury.
Her treatment methods revolve around a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach towards the care of patients with epilepsy. She believes in comprehensive epilepsy care that encompasses the use of medications, dietary therapies such as the ketogenic diet (proven to reduce the frequency of seizures in patients with epilepsy), medications, integrative therapies, surgical approaches, and electrical brain stimulation. For complex patients with epilepsy, Dr. Sabharwal also offers novel neuromodulation therapies including the vagal nerve stimulator, and responsive neurostimulation. For these devices, she works with a multi-disciplinary team, including neurosurgeons, neuropsychiatrists, neuropsychologists, nurse practitioners, and dieticians.
Her clinical interests include epilepsy, seizures, concussions, traumatic brain injury, care of women with epilepsy, and the transition of care of pediatric epilepsy patients to adult epilepsy care. In current times, children with childhood epilepsy are living longer, and at times have complex and challenging needs. Dr. Sabharwal is dedicated to identifying and addressing gaps in the transition of care to ensure that pediatric epilepsy patients who are at risk of poor transition can be identified early, in turn promoting uninterrupted and adequate care for this vulnerable population.
Her research interests include refractory epilepsy (surgical care of people with epilepsy), women with epilepsy, and raising awareness of SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy patients). During her PhD work, Dr. Sabharwal researched mechanisms that control neuronal diversity in the nervous system. She showed that GDE2, a six-transmembrane protein, was important for generation of force-generating alpha motor neurons in the nervous system, in turn establishing GDE2 as a key regulator of motor neuron diversity.
Dr. Sabharwal received her medical degree from King George Medical College in India. She then pursued a PhD in Neurosciences from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she studied neurogenesis during the formation of the nervous system. She then joined New York University School of Medicine to pursue a three-year neurology residency, where she served as Chief Resident, followed by a one-year sub-specialty fellowship in neurophysiology and a one-year sub-specialty fellowship in epilepsy.
She is a member of the American Epilepsy Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. She is the recipient of America’s Top Physicians (2017), awarded by the Consumer Research Council of America.
Philosophy of Care
“To me, my patients’ health is personal. Epilepsy and other neurological disorders can affect every single aspect of someone’s life and can place them in a very vulnerable position. They need someone they can trust, and I am that person.
“The foundation of my practice is compassion. Most of my patients come to me with a condition that is very challenging. I am by my patients’ side throughout the entire experience. I listen to their concerns, and ask meaningful questions in order to understand their life goals. Most importantly, I communicate clearly and openly with them, so that they fully understand the reality of their diagnosis.
“With honesty and transparency, I build trust with my patients so that I can provide them care in the best way possible.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- 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
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Education
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Neurological Exam
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Seizure Treatment
- Status Epilepticus Treatment
- Stroke And Cerebrovascular Medicine
- Stroke Care
- Transcranial Doppler
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-2171Fax 855-354-3967
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 True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neuropsychology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Graduate: New York University Medical Center (2017)
Fellowship: New York University School of Medicine (2017)
Fellowship: New York University School of Medicine (2016)
Graduate: New York University Medical Center (2016)
Graduate: New York University Medical Center (2015)
Residency: New York University School of Medicine (2015)
Internship: Griffin Hospital (2012)
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2011)
Graduate: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education (2005)
Medical School: King Georges Medical University (2003)