About me
Shakti Nayar, MD, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Nayar has a strong clinical background in Neurology and advanced training in Neuromuscular diseases and Clinical Neurophysiology, in which she is additionally board-certified. She received awards during her training for both her commitment to patient care and for her overall excellence in Neurology, demonstrated by clinical performance, educational abilities, and patient interaction.
Dr. Nayar sees patients with neuromuscular conditions, including spinal stenosis, radiculopathies, neuropathies, myasthenia gravis, myopathies, and ALS, and performs diagnostic tests, including electromyography (EMG). Dr. Nayar is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Emg
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Emg
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Headache
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Management
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Emg Guided Botox Injections
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) Treatment
- Guillain Barre Syndrome Treatment
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Damage Assessment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroimmunology Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuromuscular Ultrasound
- Numbness Or Tingling Treatment
- Numbness Treatment
- Seizure Diagnosis
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tilt Table Test
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 410-354-5983
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 Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Network OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Beech Street PPO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2014)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2013)
Internship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2010)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)