Jemima Ayo-Oluwa Akinsanya, DO| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Jemima (Mima) Akinsanya, DO, is a fellowship-trained neuroimmunologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She serves as the Director of the Georgetown Multiple Sclerosis Center at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, where she is the first MS specialist to serve Prince George’s County in over a decade.
Dr. Akinsanya earned her medical degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, and then completed her neurology residency at Emory University, where she served as a chief resident. She completed a prestigious clinical research fellowship in neuroimmunology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
With specialized expertise in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system, Dr. Akinsanya delivers comprehensive, compassionate care with a strong emphasis on education, empowerment, and shared decision-making. Her team-based approach ensures that patients are active participants in every aspect of their care.
She brings a deep commitment to advancing equitable care, focusing on improving access to care for underserved populations and increasing the representation of diverse communities in clinical research. She is also invested in mentoring the next generation of neurologists and building innovative partnerships between academic and community organizations to advance MS care and research.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mobility Problem
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nervous System Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- 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
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare FFS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2023)
Residency: Emory University Neurology Residency (2020)
Medical School: Touro College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2016)