Sara Inati, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurology, Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Sara K. Inati is a senior, board-certified neurologist practicing at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, specializing in surgical epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology. She has extensive experience in the comprehensive evaluation of patients considering surgical options for seizures that are not well controlled by anti-seizure medications. Dr. Inati is committed to providing personalized assessments of the potential risks and benefits of these interventions, combining information from non-invasive and invasive electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings, neuroimaging studies, and functional brain mapping in preparation for surgery.
After completing her undergraduate studies at Harvard University, Dr. Inati's distinguished medical career began at Dartmouth Medical School and continued with neurology residency and fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. She has more than a decade of experience as a surgical epileptologist and is an active member of the wider epilepsy community, including participation in respected national organizations. She is recognized as a Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society and has served on numerous national committees and grant review panels.
In addition to her clinical interests, she is deeply committed to medical education, training future generations of epilepsy clinicians and researchers. She has served as Epilepsy Fellowship Program Director for many years, participated on related committees, and mentored numerous clinical and research trainees. Dr. Inati is also dedicated to clinical research, primarily focusing on using imaging and neurophysiology to identify seizure sources and better understand how they spread within the brain. She is widely published in leading journals, presents at major conferences, and serves as a reviewer for several eminent medical journals. Through these efforts, she consistently works to enhance patient outcomes and drive innovation within the field of epilepsy.
Dr. Inati's clinical and research partner is Dr. Kareem Zaghloul, a neurosurgeon trained and specialized in epilepsy surgery. Together, they perform thorough clinical evaluations and manage patients with complex seizure disorders, working as a team to offer state-of-the-art, customized treatment options for each patient. They share the goal of returning patients to the care of their referring physicians for collaborative ongoing management.
Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Brain Imaging
- Cortical Mapping
- Cortical Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Panel
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Event-Related Potentials (ERP)
- Functional Electrical Stimulation
- High-Density Eeg
- Ictal Spect
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intraoperative Cortical Stimulation
- Motor Cortex Stimulation
- Neurostimulation
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Treatment
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Navigate
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Beech Street PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy
Fellowship: Neurological Institute of New York (Columbia Univ) (2008)
Residency: Neurological Institute of New York (Columbia Univ) (2007)
Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital (2004)
Medical School: Dartmouth College (2003)