About me
Fernando L. Pagan, MD, is a Professor and Vice Chairman for the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Pagan received his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed an internal medicine internship and a neurology residency at MedStar Georgetown. Dr. Pagan also completed a fellowship in movement disorders and magnetic resonance spectroscopy at the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke within the National Institutes of Health. He is a board-certified neurologist. Dr. Pagan is director of the Movement Disorders Program and the medical director of MedStar Georgetown's National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence, as well as the fellowship director for the clinical research fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown. Dr. Pagan also serves as the Medical Director of the Translational Neurocience Program (TNP).
Dr. Pagan's special interests include Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, and other related disorders; ataxia; essential tremor; dystonia; and tics, and he is an expert in botulinum toxin treatment for dystonia, tremor, spasticity, and tics. He is a member of the functional neurosurgery team for movement disorders, performing preoperative evaluations and programming for deep brain stimulators in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia.
The TNP focuses on repourposing drugs for the treatment of Neurodenegenerative Disorders like Parkinson's Disease (PD), Lewy Body Disease, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Huntington's Disease, ALS, CTE, PSP, MSA and others. Currently Dr. Pagan is the PI (Primary Investigator) in mutiple clinical trials. The TNP is currently involved with clinical research trials with Nilotinib in PD and AD.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Dopamine Therapy
- Dystonia
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Muscle Tone Of Newborn
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dystonia
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poisoning
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Sarcoidosis
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Subcortical Infarction
- Syncope
- Vision Disturbances
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Brain Wave Testing
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Molst Discussions
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Speech Therapy
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
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 Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HighMark
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2003)
Residency: University Hospital (2000)
Internship: University Hospital (1997)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1996)
Awards
- AOA Honor Society
- Washingtonian Magazine "Top Doctors" 2016-2018.