About me
Dr. Amjad is an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Movement Disorder Division and co clinical Director of the Care Education and Research Center for Huntington Disease at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Georgetown School of Medicine. He completed his internship training in internal medicine at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Amjad completed his neurology residency at Georgetown University Medical Center, where he served as academic chief resident. He also completed a two-year fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is a board certified neurologist. His special interests include the medical and surgical management of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia. He is also experienced in the treatment of Parkinsons Plus Syndromes, ataxia, tardive dyskinesia, Huntington Disease and tic disorders. He specializes in therapeutic botulinum toxin injections for blepharospasm, spasticity, dystonia and sialorrhea.
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Neuropsychological Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Chiari Malformation
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Myotonia
- Narcolepsy
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Sensory Loss
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spasticity
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Twitching
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Movement Science
- Neuroinformatics
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neurovirology
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
301-774-8956Fax 410-354-4565
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- HighMark
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS Plus
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Student Resources
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare FFS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2008)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2005)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2004)