Sara Dehbashi, MD| Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Seizure Disorders
- Spasticity
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
Procedures I perform
- Botox
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Limb Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Botulinum Toxin Management
- Brain Imaging
- Catamenial Epilepsy
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chorea Management
- Clinical Trials
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Impairment Screening
- Cognitive Impairment Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Corticobasal Degeneration
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Dementia Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Panel
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Functional Mri With Eeg
- Headache Infusion Therapy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Memory Therapy
- Memory Training
- Menstrual Migraine
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
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 (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OA Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HighMark
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Network OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
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)