Emily A Sloan, MD| Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology | MedStar Health
About me
Emily A. Sloan, MD, PhD, is Associate Director of Neuropathology at the MedStar Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center and Department of Pathology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As a diagnostic neuropathologist, her clinical focus is on diseases of the central nervous system, with an emphasis on neoplastic disease and the grading and classification of CNS tumors. She also has expertise in neuromuscular pathology and autopsy pathology. She is triple board certified in Neuropathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Pathology.
Dr. Sloan is a member of multiple societies including the American Association of Neuropathologists, College of American Pathologists, and United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. She has published more than 25 basic science and translational research studies in peer-reviewed journals. With this knowledge, she integrates histopathologic classification and molecular informatics to ensure her patients receive the best possible diagnostic care.
Dr. Sloan also actively participates in education of residents, fellows, and medical students, receiving a teaching award for Resident Education. She earned her Ph.D in Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology investigating the molecular genetics of HIV infection, and maintains a strong interest in infectious diseases and health equity.
Dr. Sloan’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Expert diagnostic services in neuro-oncology, inflammatory/autoimmune disease, infectious processes, muscle and nerve disorders, and neurodegenerative disease
- Rapid intraoperative consultations
- Post-mortem neuropathologic brain examinations, including evaluation of neurodegenerative diseases, as well as general autopsy services
- Ancillary techniques including histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, ultrastructural evaluation, and molecular genetics for integrated tumor classification
Clinical areas of focus
- Anatomic And Clinical Pathology
- Clinical Pathology
- Histopathology
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Molecular Genetic Pathology
- Parotid Biopsy
- Surgical Pathology Examination
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Tumor
- Anemia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Skin Lesions
- Bladder Cancer
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Disorders
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Bladder
- Cervical Cancer
- Choroidal Nevi
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Clotting Disorders
- Coagulopathy
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Melanoma
- Endometrial Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Grave's Disease
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hepatitis
- Hyperpituitarism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Intestinal Infections
- Kidney Cancer
- Leukopenia
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Lung Cancer
- Malignant Skin Cancer
- Melanoma
- Meningitis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Disorders
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pituitary Disorders
- Plasma Cell Disorders
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Diseases
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Salivary Gland Tumors
- Sepsis
- Skin Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Stomach Cancer
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Cancer
- Testicular Disorders
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Disorders
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Uterine Cancer
- Vascular Tumors
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Anatomic And Clinical Pathology
- Biopsy Of The Biliary Tract
- Blood Banking
- Blood Cell Count
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Blood Type Testing
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Cytogenetics
- Cell Block Preparation
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cholecystectomy
- Clinical Pathology
- Coagulation Tests
- Computed Tomography
- Diagnostic Pathology
- Digital Therapeutics
- Dna Sequencing
- Electron Microscopy
- Endocrine And Thyroid Pathology
- Endometrial Biopsy
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Esophageal Cancer Diagnosis
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Flow Immunophenotyping
- Fluid Cytology
- Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
- Gene Methylation Analysis
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Gross Examination
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Histopathology
- HPV Testing
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Intraoperative Frozen Section
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Methylation Profiling
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Molecular Genetic Pathology
- Molecular Hematopathology
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pathology Consultation
- Perinatal Pathology
- Ploidy Analysis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Protein Electrophoresis
- Renal Biopsy
- Serum Protein Electrophoresis
- Sickle Cell Testing
- Skin Biopsy
- Spectral Karyotyping
- Surgical Pathology Examination
- Tissue Array
- Tissue Biopsy
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Ultrasonography
- Urethral Smear
- Urinary Protein Test
- Urologic Pathology
- Western Blotting
- Whole-Exome Sequencing
- Wound Swab
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
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Basic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pathology, Pathology
Fellowship: UCSF Medical Center (2020)
Residency: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2018)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2014)
Awards
- Resident Teaching Award, MedStar Georgetown Department of Pathology (2022)
- Moore Award for best clinico-pathologic paper in neuropathology, American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP) (2020)
- O.T. Bailey-Helena Riggs Award, AANP Diagnostic Slide Session (2019)