John Namer Aseff, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Languages: English
202-291-7324
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.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amputation Rehabilitation
- Arthritis
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Dorsalgia
- Drop Foot
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hemiplegia
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Knee Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoporosis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Radial Neuropathy
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sports Concussion
- Stroke With Weakness
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy
Procedures I perform
- Durable Medical Equipment Prescription
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 5750
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Sentara Health
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Navigate
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 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)