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