About me
John N. Aseff, MD, is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), with particular interests in electrodiagnostic medicine, soft tissue pain syndromes, and neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation. He was previously the Director of Electrodiagnostic Services, Medical Director of the Post Polio Program, and Medical Director, Admissions, at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network. Dr. Aseff sees patients at the Irving Street location. He is also Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and was the founding director of the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital PM&R Residency Program in 1986. Dr. Aseff formerly chaired the PM&R department at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
He has received multiple awards and distinctions, including the Distinguished Clinician Award (2013) by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Dr. John W. Goldschmidt Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation (2011) by MedStar National Rehabilitation Network. He has also been named multiple times as one of the areas 'Top Doctors' by Washingtonian Magazine. He has also authored several publications and has given numerous presentations. He is also a member of several medical societies, including the American Academy of PM&R, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the Association of Academic Physiatrists.
Dr. Aseff received his MD from the Ohio State University College of Medicine, and completed a residency in PM&R at the Ohio State University Hospitals, after having had additional residency training in General Surgery and Orthopaedics at Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cold Pack
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Flexibility Exercises
- Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
- Kinesiology
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Metatarsalgia Treatment
- Molst Discussions
- Muscle Injection
- Muscle Stimulation
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Neurostimulation For Stroke Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Pain Medication Management
- Pelvic Pain Treatment
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Rehabilitation
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Sprain And Strain Treatment
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Trigger Point Injection
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 Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE East Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- POS OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Network OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Employee Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HighMark
- CIGNA Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: Ohio State University - College of Medicine (1977)
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland (1975)
Internship: University Hospitals of Cleveland (1974)
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1973)