Toluwalase O Tofade, MBBS MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Toluwalase Tofade, MBBS, is a board certified neurologist and was fellowship trained in autoimmune neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital. She serves as the director of autoimmune neurology and multiple sclerosis at Medstar St Mary's Hospital and also serves as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.
She is passionate about patient education and building trustful relationships with patients that hopefully span generations. She prides herself on her enthusiasm for figuring out complex neurological presentations.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Apraxia
- Bell's Palsy
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chiari Malformation
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Episcleritis
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neuropathy
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Spasticity
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Status Epilepticus Treatment
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
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Navigate
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Beech Street PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2023)
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (2022)
Internship: Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (2015)
Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine (2013)