Saeed Ayed Alqahtani, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurosurgery, Vascular Neurology, Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Saeed A. Alqahtani schedules appointments for MedStar Georgetown University Hospital at 202-295-0545 and at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center at 443-777-7999.
Saeed A. Alqahtani, MD, FAAN, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is also fellowship-trained in endovascular neurosurgery and vascular neurology. He specializes in the treatment of routine and complex neurovascular conditions including acute strokes and other vascular disorders of the brain. In addition to being a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, he is a member of the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, American College of Physicians, and the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery.
Dr. Alqahtani’s approach to care centers on helping patients navigate their illnesses by providing reliable education, personalized care plans, and minimally invasive treatments. While offering expert guidance and compassionate support, he empowers patients to make well-informed decisions about their overall health. Moreover, he collaborates with an experienced and multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, vascular neurologists, and neuro-ICU experts to help patients achieve the best possible outcomes.
He is dedicated to developing the next generation of medical professionals who are equally committed to advancing the care of people battling neurovascular disorders. Dr. Alqahtani also is passionate about clinical research that deepens the understanding of cerebrovascular diseases, intravenous thrombolysis, ischemic strokes, and endovascular therapies. These studies can lead to new and innovative treatments that further improve patients’ quality of life. Referring physicians should know that he will keep them well informed about their patients’ progress during every step of care!
Philosophy of Care
“The foundation of my patient-centered care model is providing the highest quality of comprehensive and holistic support. I achieve this goal by combining my extensive clinical expertise with minimally invasive techniques that are tailored to address each patient’s unique health and wellness goals. That commitment even extends to ensuring that they have seamless, stress-free, and timely access to appointments at convenient locations.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebral Vascular Dissection
- Cerebral Vasculitis
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Cerebral Venous Stenosis
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Artery Stenosis
- Cerebral Vascular Dissection
- Cerebral Vasculitis
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Cerebral Venous Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Kyphosis
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Moyamoya Disease
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Kyphoplasty
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Beech Street PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Network OA
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology-Vascular Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2016)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2015)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2012)
Internship: Emergency King Khalid University Hospital (2008)
Medical School: King Khalid University (2007)