Suzanne Lin, MD| Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Suzanne Lin, MD, is an attending physician on the Brain Injury Unit. Dr. Lin also serves as the fellowship director for the Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship Training Program.
Dr. Lin is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is a member of the American Society for Neurorehabilitation (ASNR), American Academy of Neurology and American Medical Association (AMA).
After receiving a Bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Lin studied medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Lin completed her residency in neurology at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis. She completed her fellowship in Brain Injury Rehabilitation at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Eeg
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Botox Injection
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Falls Prevention
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Or Tingling Treatment
- Orthoptic Evaluation
- 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
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-HMO
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2011)
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital (2007)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2006)