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