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
- Myelitis
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
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- 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
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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 Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
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