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