About me
Gholam K. Motamedi, MD, is a professor and director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Motamedi chose his specialty because he feels that neuroscience is at the frontier of science. His philosophy of care involves undertaking a comprehensive work-up, making the correct diagnosis and administering the most efficient treatment possible for the patient.
Dr. Motamedi has published numerous original research studies, reviews and has contributed several book chapters to works in the fields of epilepsy and sleep disorders. Some of his research studies include investigating potentially therapeutic effects of direct brain stimulation in patients with epilepsy, potentially therapeutic effects of direct brain stimulation and brain cooling (hypothermia) in animal models of epilepsy, basic cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development of epilepsy, particular genetic forms of epilepsy mimicking sleep disorders, sleep apnea, monitoring cardiac telemetry and pulse oximetry in patients with epilepsy undergoing continuous video-EEG monitoring and retrospective study of in utero antiepileptic drug effects on neurodevelopment. Dr. Motamedi has also received several awards for excellence in patient treatment, teaching and research.
Professional Association Memberships
- American Epilepsy Society
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Neurological Association
Clinical areas of focus
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Convulsions
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Seizure Diagnosis
- Seizure Treatment
- Tonic Clonic Seizure Management
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety
- Aphasia
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Back Pain
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Disorders
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dyslexia
- Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
- Dystonia
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemangioma
- Hemiplegia
- Herpes
- Herpes Encephalitis
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lambert
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Maternal Diseases
- Meningitis
- Menioma Brain Tumor
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Migraine
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuropathy
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Orbit Disorders
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Partial Seizures
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Poisoning
- Polysomnography Abnormalities
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Sports Concussion
- Stupor And Coma
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage In Newborn
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tic Disorder
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Tremor
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vascular Dementia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vasculitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Brain Wave Testing
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Central Nervous System (CNS) Monitoring
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Convulsion Management
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Functional Mri
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Maintenance Of Wakefulness Test
- Measurement Of Central Nervous Electrical Activity
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Polysomnography
- Seizure Diagnosis
- Seizure Treatment
- Sleep Study
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Stroke Management
- Tonic Clonic Seizure Management
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Video Eeg
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 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
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1999)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine-Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (1998)
Internship: Yale-New Haven Hospital (1995)
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (1990)
Awards
- Excellence in Teaching Medical Students, Georgetown 2006-7
- National Epifellow Foundation (NEF) research award 1999
- American Epilepsy Society meeting Topscholar fellow award Dec. 1998
- American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting Scholarship Apr. 1998
- World Health Organization (WHO) Scholarship on Epidemiology, Bangalore, India Jan-Mar. 1990
- Best Doctors in greater DC area; Washington Post, 2011-2013
- Fellow of American Neurological Association (FANA), 2012
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2016-2025
- Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society (FAES), 2017