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