About me
Dr. Francis G. Tirol, FAES, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he specializes in clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy, and general neurology. He delivers advanced, compassionate care to adults who have a wide range of seizure disorders including complex cases where seizures have not responded to medications. Dedicated to patient-centered care, Dr. Tirol works to help individuals reduce both the frequency and duration of their seizures by uncovering underlying causes and developing personalized, effective treatment plans.
Dr. Tirol’s medical journey began at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He continued with a neurology residency at NYU School of Medicine and then completed fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at UCLA/David Geffen School of Medicine. This comprehensive education has prepared him to care for patients across the full spectrum of epilepsy. He currently serves as vice chair of clinical operations and associate professor in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, a nationally recognized academic and research medical center.
Working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team—including a skilled neurosurgeon and a patient coordinator—Dr. Tirol provides each patient with seamless, well-coordinated care. For those whose seizures continue despite trying two or more medications, he carefully assesses advanced treatment options such as surgery, device therapy, or other innovative approaches that may offer better seizure control. By prioritizing early evaluation, Dr. Tirol ensures that patients with uncontrolled seizures can access more effective therapies as soon as possible.
Beyond his clinical work, Dr. Tirol is the program director of the Epilepsy Fellowship and associate program director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, playing an important role in training the next generation of epilepsy specialists. He is also active in national clinical trials exploring new therapies for both focal and generalized epilepsies and frequently presents his research at leading medical conferences. As a member of the American Epilepsy Society and the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Tirol contributes to the field through service on editorial boards and review panels, helping to bring the latest advances into clinical practice.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Partial Seizures
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Convulsion Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Education
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Seizure Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 410-354-5461
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 Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Direct
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Network OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy
Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center (2008)
Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2007)
Internship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2004)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2003)