About me
Gary Volkell, DO, is a board-certified neurologist who is fellowship trained in movement disorders. He sees patients at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
Dr. Volkell specializes in treatment for Parkinson’s disease, dystonia (including cervical dystonia/spasmodic torticollis), tardive dyskinesia, chorea, Huntington’s disease, tremor (including essential tremor), tics, Tourette’s syndrome, restless legs syndrome, REM-sleep behavior disorder, ataxia, and functional movement disorders. In addition to these movement conditions, Dr. Volkell also treats general neurologic concerns such as stroke, seizure, headache and migraines, memory issues, neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Dr. Volkell is experienced in the latest neurologic innovations. He performs lumbar punctures; microelectrode recording and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) programming for conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia; and Botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, cervical dystonia/spasmodic torticollis, spasticity, sialorrhea, blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, and migraines. He has also worked in clinical trial research for diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism.
It is important to Dr. Volkell to get to know his patients long-term. He works collaboratively with his patients to solve neurologic problems, share his knowledge, and develop a personalized treatment plan so that his patients find relief. He also dedicates time by speaking to the community at educational events and support groups on topics such as Parkinson’s disease.
He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
During medical school, Dr. Volkell provided healthcare in Costa Rica at Universidad de Iberoamerica. He is conversational in medical Spanish.
In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Myelitis
- Numbness Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Basal Ganglia Degeneration
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Korsakoff Syndrome
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Botox Injection
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Nerve Block
- Numbness Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Stroke Neurology
- Tension Headache 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 BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Network OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Albany Medical Center Hospital (2021)
Residency: Albany Medical Center (2020)
Medical School: NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2016)
Awards
- Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine - 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Research
Abstract
- King, J., Volkell, G., Wyant, J., and Molho, E. Subacute Encephalopathy with Pimavanserin Treatment in Parkinson’s Disease. Submitted to International Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Society
Chapter
- “Cervical Dystonia” Volkell, G and Molho, accepted to Neurology MedLink on 1/24/2021