Sara Dehbashi, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuropathy
- Parkinson's Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Artery Disorders
- Back Pain
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dysarthria
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Weakness
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Headache
- Hemiplegia
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Rett Syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
- Sciatica
- Seizure Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Spasticity
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Syncope
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vascular Dementia
- Vasculitis
- Vertigo
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Alternative Therapies
- Anxiety Treatment
- Aphasia Therapy
- Attention Assessment
- Baclofen Pump Management
- Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent (BOLD) Imaging
- Botox
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Limb Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Botulinum Toxin Management
- Brain Biopsy
- Brain Imaging
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
- Catamenial Epilepsy
- Cerebellar Ataxia Treatment
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chorea Management
- Chorea Treatment
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment
- Chronic Pain Treatment
- Clinical Trials
- CNS Vasculitis Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Impairment Screening
- Cognitive Impairment Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Confusional Arousals
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Cortical Mapping
- Cortical Stimulation
- Corticobasal Degeneration
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Dementia Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Diazepam Binding Inhibitor (DBI) Spect
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrodermal Activity (EDA) Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Encephalitis Treatment
- Epidural Stimulation
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Panel
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Epilepsy Treatment With Cannabis
- Event-Related Potentials (ERP)
- Executive Function Assessment
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis Treatment
- Facial Nerve Stimulation
- Fatal Familial Insomnia
- Flumazenil Pet
- Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Pet Scan
- Focal Shock Wave Therapy
- Functional Electrical Stimulation
- Functional Mri
- Functional Mri With Eeg
- Genetic Counseling
- Geriatric Care
- Headache Infusion Therapy
- Hemispherectomy
- High-Density Eeg
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Ictal Spect
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intramuscular Stimulation
- Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
- Intraoperative Cortical Stimulation
- Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Management
- Intrathecal Pump Management
- Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
- Language Assessment
- Lewy Body Dementia Treatment
- Lifestyle Modification
- Lifestyle Modification Counseling
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Magnetoencephalography With Fmri
- Memory Therapy
- Memory Training
- Menstrual Migraine
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Mood Stabilization
- Motor Cortex Stimulation
- Muscle Biopsy
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Nerve Biopsy
- Nerve Block
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neurostimulation
- Numbness Treatment
- Nutritional Counseling
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Research Studies
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Rehabilitation
- Seizure Treatment
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Sleep Study
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Southern Blot
- Speech Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Stereotactic Eeg
- Stroke Care
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Subdural Grid Placement
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Tumor Localization
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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 Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2019)
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals (Galveston) (2018)
Internship: University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals (Galveston) (2015)
Fellowship: Washington University In St. Louis (2014)
Medical School: Shiraz University of Medical Science (2007)