About me
Dr. Tornatore is the Regional Chief of Neurology for MedStar Health and Chairman and Neurologist-in-Chief in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is also the Executive Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Patient Centered Specialty Practice MedStar Georgetown and Professor and Chairman in the Department of Neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center. Dr. Tornatore received his undergraduate degree in neurobiology from Cornell University and then attended Georgetown University School of Medicine where he received his medical degree. Following a Neurology Residency at Georgetown University Hospital, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Tornatore has published extensively in the areas of neuroimmunology, neurovirology and Multiple Sclerosis and is currently involved in over 15 clinical trials for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. He has won multiple awards in the areas of medical student teaching, patient care and scholarly research.
Clinical areas of focus
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Atrophy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Mononeuropathies
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neurosyphilis
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Orthostatic Tremor
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Status Epilepticus
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Migraine
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 410-354-7953
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 Premier 200PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- OA Plus
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Student Resources
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (1996)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1990)
Internship: Providence Hospital GME (1987)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1986)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025