About me
Following a neuro-restoration research fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, neurologist Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD, has joined the staff as director of the Parkinsonism and Dementia Clinic. Dr. Torres-Yaghi is also spearheading an initiative to care for the growing population of aging patients with neurodegenerative conditions
characterized by overlapping features of both cognitive impairment and Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s credentials include:
Medical Degree: George Washington University
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Neuro-restoration research
(Movement disorders, dementia)
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s areas of expertise include:
- Movement Disorders
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Multiple-System Atrophy
- Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementia
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lack Of Coordination
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Treatment
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Falls Prevention
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
703-852-8588Fax 410-354-4565
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
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Network OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2011)