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