About me
Fernando L. Pagan, MD, is a Professor and Vice Chairman for the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Pagan received his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed an internal medicine internship and a neurology residency at MedStar Georgetown. Dr. Pagan also completed a fellowship in movement disorders and magnetic resonance spectroscopy at the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke within the National Institutes of Health. He is a board-certified neurologist. Dr. Pagan is director of the Movement Disorders Program and the medical director of MedStar Georgetown's National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence, as well as the fellowship director for the clinical research fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown. Dr. Pagan also serves as the Medical Director of the Translational Neurocience Program (TNP).
Dr. Pagan's special interests include Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, and other related disorders; ataxia; essential tremor; dystonia; and tics, and he is an expert in botulinum toxin treatment for dystonia, tremor, spasticity, and tics. He is a member of the functional neurosurgery team for movement disorders, performing preoperative evaluations and programming for deep brain stimulators in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia.
The TNP focuses on repourposing drugs for the treatment of Neurodenegenerative Disorders like Parkinson's Disease (PD), Lewy Body Disease, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Huntington's Disease, ALS, CTE, PSP, MSA and others. Currently Dr. Pagan is the PI (Primary Investigator) in mutiple clinical trials. The TNP is currently involved with clinical research trials with Nilotinib in PD and AD.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Degenerative Disorders Of Nervous System In Diseases
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Movement Disorder Rehabilitation
- Neuroimmunology Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 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
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OA Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Indemnity
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare FFS
- UHC Passport
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Fund PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2003)
Residency: University Hospital (2000)
Internship: University Hospital (1997)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1996)
Awards
- AOA Honor Society
- Washingtonian Magazine "Top Doctors" 2016-2018.