Raymond Scott Turner, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurology
Languages: English
855-437-4911
About me
Raymond Scott Turner, MD, PhD, is professor of neurology and director of the Memory Disorders program at MedStar Georgetown University Medical Center. Before his recruitment to Georgetown in 2008, he was chief of the neurology service at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and associate professor and associate chair in the Department of Neurology, University of Michigan. Dr. Turner earned his medical degree and a PhD in pharmacology from Emory University, Atlanta, and completed his internship, residency and fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He is board certified in psychiatry and neurology.
Dr. Turner has received numerous prestigious awards, including a fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a Paul Beeson Scholarship. He lectures widely, serves as a reviewer for granting agencies and biomedical journals, and has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers, editorials and book chapters.
At the MedStar Georgetown Memory Disorders Program, Dr. Turner and his team offer diagnostic services as well as clinical care for older individuals with cognitive disorders. The program also offers a range of research opportunities designed to discover more effective prevention and treatment strategies. To do this, the program partners with healthy older volunteers at risk, as well as individuals with mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. The program's research is increasingly focused on individuals in the earliest disease stage -- when new treatments may be most effective. Dr. Turner encourages anyone interested in learning more to visit the program website: memory.georgetown.edu
Dr. Turner's Philosophy of Care:
Alzheimer's disease and other progressive dementias of aging are devastating for an individual and his or her family. It is important to seek medical evaluation early if you suspect memory problems are developing. A reversible cause of memory loss may be uncovered, and proven treatments with modest benefits for individuals with mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer's disease are available now. Our team of clinicians have the experience and expertise to provide compassionate and knowledgeable care based on the latest research. We also welcome volunteers and their families to learn about research opportunities and consider participating in a study. This is the only way we will make progress on the war against Alzheimer's disease.
Clinical areas of focus
- Amnesia
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Memory Therapy
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Agnosia
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amnesia
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Confusion
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Gerstmann
- Headache
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Memory Disorder
- Memory Loss
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sports Concussion
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
Procedures I perform
- Brain Imaging
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Memory Therapy
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- 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 202-444-2661
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
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Student Resources
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1995)
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1992)
Internship: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine GME (1989)
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine (1988)
Awards
- Paul Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research American Federation for Aging Research, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Physician-Scientists Howard Hughes Medical Institute Alzheimer's Association Honoree, Washington Monuments, National Capital Area Chapter, Alzheimer's Association