About me
Edina Komlodi-Pasztor, MD, PhD, has joined the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center at MedStar Health as the director of Neuro-Oncology. An esteemed physician-scientist, she is a welcome addition to our team of multidisciplinary brain tumor specialists who provide world-class, patient-centered care.
Dr. Komlodi-Pasztor is a fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist and a board-certified neurologist. She published several peer-reviewed articles, including one selected among the “Top 10 must-read articles on targeted agents” by Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. She is the author of two book chapters and an online educational presentation for the American Academy of Neurology. She is a member of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as well as the Society of Neuro-Oncology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Myelitis
- Numbness Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Central Nervous System Lymphoma
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Ependymoma
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hand Weakness
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lack Of Coordination
- Leg Weakness
- Migraine
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-1540Fax 202-444-0399
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
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Network OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OA Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- POS OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Navigate
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2022)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2021)
Residency: University at Buffalo School of Medicine (2020)
Internship: University at Buffalo School of Medicine (2017)
Medical School: Semmelweis University (2005)