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
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Degenerative Disorders Of Nervous System In Diseases
- 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
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Movement Disorder Rehabilitation
- Neuroimmunology Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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 Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OA Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Network OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare FFS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
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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.