About me
- Vascular Neurologist (Stroke), MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Associate Professor of Neurology, Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Member of:
- American Stroke Association
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Society of Neuroimaging
- Certified RPNI (Registered Physician in Neurovascular Interpretation) for transcranial Doppler and carotid duplex interpretation
Clinical areas of focus
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Electrophysiology Study
- Epilepsy Diagnosis And Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Risk Reduction
- Transcranial Doppler
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OA Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2017)
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (2016)
Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (2013)
Medical School: Korea University College of Medicine (2008)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
For an up-to-date list of publications, please refer to: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1jSjpYqAcjqE1H/bibliography/public/
Chang JJ, Kepplinger D, Metter EJ, Kim Y, Trankiem CT, Felbaum DR, Mai JC, Mason RB, Armonda RA, Aulisi EF. Time Thresholds for Using Pressure Reactivity Index in Neuroprognostication for Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurosurgery. PMID: 38376157.
Luby M, Hsia AW, Lomahan CA, Uche V, Davis R, Kim Y, Somani S, Burton S, Cabatbat R, Craft V, De Vis JB, Adil MM, Afzal MM, Thomas LC, Gandler W, McCreedy ES, Lynch JK, Latour LL. Late lesion growth following endovascular therapy: is 24 hours too early to assess acute infarct size including the effects of secondary injury?. Cerebrovasc Dis. PMID: 38412839.
Kim Y, Mehta A, Nair R, Felbaum DR, Mai JC, Armonda RA, Chang JJ. The TCD hyperemia index to detect vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neuroimaging. PMID: 37291461
Luby M, Hsia AW, Lomahan CA, Davis R, Burton S, Kim Y, Craft V, Uche V, Cabatbat R, Adil MM, Thomas LC, De Vis JB, Afzal MM, McGavern D, Lynch JK, Leigh R, Latour LL. Post-ischemic hyperemia following endovascular therapy for acute stroke is associated with lesion growth. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. PMID: 36748316
Upadhyaya P, Mehta A, Luby M, Ansari S, Lynch JK, Hsia AW, Latour LL, Kim Y. Good outcome associated with blood-brain barrier disruption and lower blood pressure after endovascular therapy. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. PMID: 36434858
Luby M, Merino JG, Davis R, Ansari S, Fisher M, Hsia AW, Kim Y, Latour LL, McCreedy ES, Singh RS, Wright CB, Lynch JK: Association of Multiple Passes during Mechanical Thrombectomy with Incomplete Reperfusion and Lesion Growth. Cerebrovasc Dis. PMID: 34903681
Metha A. Isaacson J, Calabria S, Burton SP, Craft VA, Somani S, Harris BT, Kim Y, Mai JC, Hsia AW. Amyloid beta-related angiitis presenting as multiple cerebral infarcts. Neuroimmunology Report.doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nerep.2022.100158.
Balderia PG, Chandorkar A, Kim Y, Patnaik S, Sloan J, Newman GC: Dosing Cefepime for Renal Function Does Not Completely Prevent Neurotoxicity in a Patient with Kidney Transplant. J Patient Saf. PMID: 26102002
Co-author of Section 1 – Vascular Disorders, Synopsis of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Related Systemic Disorders, 1st Edition, Ettinger AB (ed), Cambridge University Press, 2019, ISBN-10: 1107069564. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107706866