Thuy Nguyen, MD| Epilepsy, Epilepsy Neurology | MedStar Health
Thuy Nguyen, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Epilepsy, Epilepsy Neurology, Pediatric Neurology, Neurology
Languages: English, Vietnamese
About me
Thuy Nguyen, MD, is an attending physician and assistant professor in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Division of Pediatric Neurology. She obtained both her undergraduate and medical degrees at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. She remained at Stanford Children’s Health for residency and fellowship training in Child Neurology, and then she went on to complete sub-specialty training in Epilepsy at Children’s National Hospital in DC.
Although her main area of clinical expertise is diagnosis and management of complex epilepsies, including refractory/intractable and genetic seizures, she also enjoys treating a variety of general pediatric neurological conditions. She sees patients in both the hospital and clinic setting.
Dr. Nguyen understands the multifaceted impact of seizures on not only a child’s life, but the lives of their families. Her goal is to understand the unique challenges her patients face, appropriately inform them of diagnostic and treatment options, and develop a plan that works best for them. She is a proud member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and is passionate about meeting her patients where they are in their journey.
She also has a special interest in medical education and she believes that both patients and healthcare providers play an integral role in training new generations of compassionate and competent physicians. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new restaurants and spending time outdoors with her husband and two young children.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Seizure Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Injury From Trauma
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy Spasticity
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Convulsions
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dysgraphia
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Epilepsy With Generalized Tonic
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Tics
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemiparesis Weakness
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Lack Of Coordination
- Meningitis
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Mitochondrial Disorders
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neonatal Seizures
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Neuroinflammatory Disorders
- Partial Seizures
- Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy
- Rett Syndrome
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Status Epilepticus
- Temporal Lobe Seizures
- Tic Disorder
- Tremors
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Procedures I perform
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Testing
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Cerebral Vasculitis Treatment
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring
- Lumbar Puncture
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Myelomeningocele Treatment
- Nerve Conduction Velocity
- Neurogenetics Clinic
- Neuroimaging
- Neuroplastic Surgery Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Treatment
- Responsive Neurostimulation
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Treatment
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subdural Grid Placement
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Wada Testing
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Navigate
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Sentara Health
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology-Child Neurology, Child Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology-Child Neurology, Epilepsy
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2022)
Residency: Stanford University Neurology GME (2021)
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine (2016)