About me
Tricia Ting, MD, is professor of neurology and regional director of epilepsy at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As regional director, her focus is to integrate epilepsy and EEG services across MedStar Health in order to bring the highest level of care to neurology patients in the Washington, D.C. and surrounding region.
Dr. Ting specializes in evaluating new onset seizures and caring for women with epilepsy. She has extensive experience in clinical trials of new drugs for epilepsy and seizure rescue therapies. Dr. Ting's current research is funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to answer a common concern of both patients and physicians, whether the action and safety of generic antiepileptic drugs is identical to brand-name medications in patients with epilepsy.
Individualizing care for every patient is central to Dr. Ting's philosophy of care at MedStar Georgetown. Her goal is to empower patients to optimize their seizure control by managing common risks and to minimize medication side effects. She works closely with patients to explore treatment options, including newer antiepileptic drugs.
Dr. Ting and the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery use an interdisciplinary approach to guide patients to their best treatment plan. The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at MedStar Georgetown is unique within the MedStar Health system. It is a specialized inpatient unit for evaluating and managing refractory seizures in adults and children. The EMU definitively diagnoses and localizes seizures by capturing them with simultaneous EEG brain wave recordings. An EMU evaluation is often the first step to determine if epilepsy surgery may be a treatment option for some patients with intractable seizures.
Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Electroencephalography Abnormalities
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracranial Tumors
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Partial Seizures
- Rett Syndrome
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chorea Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Hypnic Headache Treatment
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neurological Examination
- Neurometabolic Disorder Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007
5454 Wisconsin Ave
11th Fl
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HighMark
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2002)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2000)
Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (1997)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania (1996)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Generic lamotrigine versus brand-name Lamictal bioequivalence in patients with epilepsy: A field test of the FDA bioequivalence standard. Epilepsia. 2015;56:1415-1424.
- American Academy of Neurology; American Epilepsy Society. Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy äóñ focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2009 Jul 14; 73(2):126-32
- Practice Parameter: Evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure in adults (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2007;69: 1996-2007
- Uncertain value of electronic fetal monitoring in predicting cerebral palsy. New England Journal of Medicine.1996;334:613-618.
- FDA Town Hall (Tricia Ting, Platform Presentation): "Exploring generic brittleness in epilepsy patients." AES Annual Meeting, Houston. December 5, 2016.
- Posted Video Podcast interview from the AES Annual Meeting with Dr. Sirven interviewing Dr. Ting on March 15, 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3_OK56yYLk
- AES (American Epilepsy Society) Ask the Expert Webinar: "Use of Generic AEDs", Presenter: Tricia Ting MD, Moderator: Dennis J. Dlugos, M.D. May 10, 2016.
- Medscape Interview of Dr. Ting by Bret S. Stetka, MD posted on-line. "How Pill Color Affects Drug Adherence". Medscape. May 09, 2016
- Dr. Ting interviewed; Cohn, Meredith."Injection easier than IV in treating deadly epileptic seizures, study shows."The Baltimore Sun. 2 March 2012. https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-epilepsy-pen-20120301-story.html