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

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

4.7 out of 5 (170 reviews)

Specialties: Neurology, Vascular 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
  • Electromyography
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Tia (MINI-STROKE) Treatment
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Practice locations

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

202-444-8659

Fax 410-354-5956

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18111 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 101
Olney, MD, 20832

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

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology

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.