About me
Amie Hsia, MD, is a board-certified vascular neurologist and medical director of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Comprehensive Stroke Center, Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center, principal investigator of the NIH Stroke Program at MedStar Washington, and co-principal investigator of the NIH-funded StrokeNet regional coordinating center - Stroke Capital Area Network for Research (SCANR).
Dr. Hsia received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her medical degree from Duke University. She completed her neurology residency at Stanford University, where she also served as chief resident. She remained at Stanford for her fellowship training in stroke and neurocritical care.
Born and raised in the D.C. metropolitan area, Dr. Hsia returned to Washington for the opportunity to provide advanced stroke care to area residents. Dr. Hsia serves as an advocate of the Greater Washington Region American Heart and Stroke Association to support governmental policies related to stroke care. She is a founding member and was the first physician chair of the D.C. Stroke Collaborative, working to improve the level of stroke care through collaboration among the D.C. hospitals and EMS. With the NIH Stroke Program, she works on developing and evaluating acute stroke treatments with advanced neuroimaging.
To extend efforts beyond the D.C. boundaries, she spearheaded the development of a stroke telemedicine network, to provide emergency expert stroke consultation for hospitals in the surrounding communities using this technology, and to expand patient access to the opportunity to participate in ongoing clinical trials of acute stroke therapies.
Research:
Area: Acute Stroke – Use of Multimodal MRI
Developing and evaluating the effects of acute stroke treatments using multimodal MRI to optimize patient selection, increase understanding of stroke pathophysiology, and predict and improve outcomes.
Area: Acute Stroke – Systems of Care
Improving stroke systems of care within individual hospitals and across a community/region. Advance science and disseminate knowledge in acute stroke care delivery.
Area: Acute Stroke – Racial Disparities in Stroke Care
Evaluating and reducing the barriers to acute stroke treatment in underserved urban communities.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Stroke Care
- Angiogram
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Stroke Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anxiety
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Nystagmus
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Subcortical Infarction
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Computed Tomography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Disease Prevention
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Endovascular Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Intraoperative Brain Mapping
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Live-In Care
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- MRA With Contrast
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Seizure Treatment
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Thrombolysis
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vascular Stenting
- Vertebral Artery Stenting
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine (2004)
Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine (2002)
Internship: California Pacific Medical Center (1999)
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1998)
Awards
- NIH/NINDS Director’s Group Merit Award 2020 For a continued commitment to provide outstanding NIH/NINDS Stroke clinical care despite challenges of COVID-19 pandemic
- Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine: 2019, 2020
- District of Columbia Hospital Association Commitment to Excellence Award 2016 Presented to the MWHC Comprehensive Stroke Center team for demonstrating commitment to providing leadership and support for patients, staff, and the hospital
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center Board of Directors Program Excellence Award 2015 Presented to the Comprehensive Stroke Center; one of 3 MedStar Washington programs awarded
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – Greater Washington Region Advocate of the Year Award 2014, 2015
- Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors (Neurology): 2013
- District of Columbia Hospital Association Patient Safety Award 2010
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Scientific American (2016): Stroke Study Sparks Call for Revamping Emergency Care Plan
NIH: A SMARTer approach to stroke care
Neurology Journal Podcast: June 16, 2015 issue: SMART Study
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Named Region’s First Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center
WTOP (2012): Stroke: The other cardiovascular disease
Washington Post (2011): Study in D.C. hospitals reveals disparity in stroke treatment for blacks
Complete list of published work in My Bibliography:
Select publications:
- Prevalence of Imaging Targets in Patients with Minor Stroke Selected for IV tPA Treatment Using MRI: The Treatment of Minor Stroke with MRI Evaluation Study (TIMES) [Neurology]
- Temporally distinct myeloid cell responses mediate damage and repair after cerebrovascular injury [Nature Neuroscience]
- Rapid ADC evolution after early revascularization: A potential marker of secondary injury? [Stroke]
- Intravenous thrombolysis in unwitnessed stroke onset: MR WITNESS trial results [Annals of Neurology]
- Building Better Systems for Stroke: The Time Is Now [JAMA Neurology]
- Effects of Increasing IV tPA-treated stroke mimic rates at CT-based centers on clinical outcomes [Neurology]
- Screening with MRI for Accurate and Rapid Stroke Treatment: SMART [Neurology]
- Negative Diffusion Weighted Imaging after IV tPA is rare and unlikely to indicate averted infarction [Stroke]
- Racial Disparities in tissue plasminogen activator treatment rate for stroke. A population-based study [Stroke]
- Understanding Reasons for Delay in Seeking Acute Stroke Care in an Underserved Urban Population [Stroke]