Douglas Joseph Mayson, MD| Vascular Neurology, Neurology | MedStar Health
Douglas Joseph Mayson

Douglas Joseph Mayson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (170 reviews)

Specialties: Vascular Neurology, Neurology

Languages: English

410-354-5956

About me

Douglas Mayson, MD, is a physician in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Mayson is board certified in neurology and vascular neurology (stroke) by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Having completed his fellowship in cerebrovascular disease (stroke) his primary focus is in caring for patients who have suffered stroke, brain hemorrhage, or have cerebrovascular disease. He has been involved in multiple long-term research studies, most recently as the site primary investigator at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for the Ethnic/Racial Variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) study. Dr. Mayson has published multiple articles on his research studies.

Outside of work, Dr. Mayson is an avid skier and hiker. He also has traveled extensively, including to parts of South America, Europe and Asia.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Epilepsy
  • Migraine
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Movements
  • Abscess Of The Brain
  • Acute Disseminated Demyelination
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Binocular Movement Disorders
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Disorders
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Convulsions
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Dystonia
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Episcleritis
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Facial Nerve Disorder
  • Gait And Balance Problems
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • Hereditary Ataxia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Lack Of Coordination
  • Migraine
  • Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
  • Myoneural Disorders
  • Myopathies
  • Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Paralytic Syndrome
  • Paresthesia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Secondary Parkinsonism
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
  • Vestibular Disorders
  • Vestibular Neuritis
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Procedures I perform

  • Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electromyography
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Tia (MINI-STROKE) Treatment
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Practice locations

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18111 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 101
Olney, MD, 20832

202-444-8659

Fax 410-354-5956

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8659

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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.

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

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Education

Board Certification:

Fellowship: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2014)

Residency: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2013)

Internship: St. Vincent Hospital (2010)

Medical School: Memorial University of Newfoundland (2009)

Medical School: Tufts University (2002)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.7
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.6
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Mar 1, 2022

    Extremely productive appointment with a knowledgeable and concerned doctor.

  • Nov 24, 2021

    All my questions were answered and I felt comfortable.

  • Nov 4, 2021

    *Dr. Mayson was attentive & helpful.