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