Toluwalase O Tofade, MBBS MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
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Toluwalase O Tofade

Toluwalase O Tofade, MBBS MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (460 reviews)

Specialties: Neurology

Languages: English

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
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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
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Procedures I perform

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
  • Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
  • 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
  • Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) Biofeedback
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Nerve Block
  • Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Seizure Treatment
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Status Epilepticus Treatment
  • Sti Treatment
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Practice locations

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25500 Point Lookout Rd
Outpatient Pavilion 2nd Fl
Leonardtown, MD, 20650

240-434-7929
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Fax 844-569-0853

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.

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

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)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Apr 28, 2026

    Dr. Tofade is very easy to talk to and listened to my concerns. She asked several times if I had more questions. She did a great job answering questions. I never felt rushed during the appointment

  • Apr 25, 2026

    Excellent care!

  • Apr 18, 2026

    Highly highly recommend