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