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