Ehsan Dowlati, MD| Neurosurgery, Interventional Radiology | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Neurosurgery, Interventional Radiology
Languages: Persian Farsi, English
About me
MedStar Health proudly welcomes Dr. Ehsan Dowlati, a highly experienced and triple fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with specialized expertise in endovascular, cerebrovascular, and skull base procedures. He brings a strong commitment to advancing patient care for complex brain, spine, and neurovascular conditions. Combining specialty expertise with leading-edge technologies, Dr. Dowlati uses biplane fluoroscopy for precise imaging, robotic-assisted systems to enhance spine surgeries, and neuronavigation platforms for guided interventions. These advanced tools, paired with his clinical skills, support minimally invasive approaches that lead to safer procedures, faster recoveries, and better outcomes.
A widely published expert, Dr. Dowlati actively leads clinical trials and outcomes research with a particular focus on stroke care and the treatment of ruptured brain aneurysms.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain And Spinal Tumors
- Brain Aneurysm
- Carotid Disease
- Cavernous Malformations
- Degenerative Spine Disease
- Hemorrhagic And Ischemic Strokes
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Venous Disorders Of The Brain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain And Spinal Tumors
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Disease
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Degenerative Spine Disease
- Head Injury
- Hemorrhagic And Ischemic Strokes
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Meningioma
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke And Cerebral Vascular Accident
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Venous Disorders Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration Of Pharmacologic Agent
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Revascularization
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Passport
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- Choice POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS II
- Navigate
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
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Education
Fellowship: Zucker School of Medicine at HOFSTRA/Northwell (2025)
Fellowship: University of Michigan Medical Center (2024)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2023)
Medical School: Virginia Tech (2016)