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
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 EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Network OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Student Resources
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HighMark
- CareFirst Administrators
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- POS OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
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.