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