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
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- IH-POS
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- POS OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Network OA
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2011)