Amanda Grace Tinsley, MD| Neurology, Headache Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Amanda Tinsley is a board-certified neurologist and headache specialist. She sees patients in McLean, Virginia and Reston, Virginia.
The conditions she treats include migraine, cluster headaches, tension-type headache, post-traumatic headaches, occipital neuralgia, and rare headache disorders. She uses a wide variety of treatment methods in headache management including medications, nonpharmacologic therapies, lifestyle modifications, and procedures such as Botox for chronic migraine and nerve blocks for chronic headache.
Dr. Tinsley is involved in numerous clinical trials investigating new treatments for headache disorders and has presented her research at national and international conferences. She is dedicated to medical education, teaching residents and medical students. She is a member of the American Headache Society, International Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Confusion
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Moyamoya
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Swallowing Disorders
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremor
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Confusion Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Memory Loss Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Nerve Block
- Numbness Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
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 Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- POS OA
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine/Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of Missouri Columbia (2011)