About me
Sana Somani, MD, is a board-certified neurologist joining as a vascular neurologist affiliated with the Comprehensive Stroke Centers at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is also an attending telestroke physician for all MedStar Health hospitals and is Assistant Professor at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where she educates neurology residents and NIH stroke fellows.
Dr. Somani received her medical degree from the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. She then completed a four-year neurology residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she served as Chief Resident. Finally, she completed a specialty fellowship in vascular neurology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, before joining MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
As a vascular neurologist at MedStar Washington, one of the few MRI-based stroke programs in the country and also the largest NIH-funded stroke center, she sees patients for ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, hemorrhagic stroke, and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. She has a special interest in treating stroke in the young population (patients between the ages of 30 and 50) including those with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
Dr. Somani provides acute stroke treatment and secondary stroke prevention. Acute stroke treatment aims to reduce the size of the stroke and reverse damage to the brain through clot-busting medications and clot retrieving procedures. Stroke prevention treatment aims to understand why the stroke occurred and implement a treatment plan that aims to prevent a stroke from happening in the future. Dr. Somani coordinates with physicians in different specialties, including neurosurgery, cardiology, vascular surgery, and rheumatology, to help create a tailored treatment plan for her patients.
Her research interests were sparked during her residency and fellowship training, where she witnessed first-hand the ethnic, racial, and gender disparities that exist within the healthcare system. She was interviewed by Neurology Today for her work regarding health disparities in stroke rehabilitation.
Philosophy of Care
“My philosophy of care rests on a central pillar: Treat the patient, not the disease. When treating patients who suffer from strokes, we have to make quick decisions in the moment that will impact their entire life. I always ask myself, ‘What can we do for the patient, not to the patient?’”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
- Numbness Evaluation And Treatment
- Stroke Care
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Room 1A50B
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown GME (2021)
Residency: University of Alabama Medical Center-Birmingham (2020)
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical School (2015)