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