Kathleen M Burger, DO| Neurology, Vascular Neurology | MedStar Health
Kathleen M Burger

Kathleen M Burger, DO
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (148 reviews)

Specialties: Neurology, Vascular Neurology

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Epilepsy
  • Migraine
  • Multiple Sclerosis
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Movements
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Aneurysm
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Benign Essential Tremor
  • Binocular Movement Disorders
  • Bleeding In Brain
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Disorders
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Accident
  • Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Confusion
  • Convulsions
  • Cranial Nerve Disorder
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Dysphagia
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Facial Nerve Disorder
  • Falls And Gait Disorders
  • Gait And Balance Problems
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  • Ischemic Stroke
  • Lack Of Coordination
  • Migraine
  • Mononeuropathies
  • Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
  • Moyamoya
  • Moyamoya Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Myoneural Disorders
  • Myopathies
  • Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Numbness
  • Occipital Neuralgia
  • Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
  • Paralytic Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Sensory Neuropathy
  • Spastic Hemiparesis
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Unsteady Walking
  • Vestibular Disorders
  • Vestibular Neuritis
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Procedures I perform

  • Balance And Coordination Training
  • Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
  • Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
  • Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
  • Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
  • Confusion Treatment
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Electrical Nerve Stimulation
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electroencephalogram Review
  • Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Numbness Treatment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke Management
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Practice locations

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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815

202-444-8766

Fax 202-444-7804

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Fax 202-444-7804

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8525

Fax 877-245-1499

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Fax 877-245-1499

1133 21st St NW
5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036

202-416-2000

Fax 410-354-5956

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Fax 410-354-5956

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology

Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital (2005)

Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2003)

Internship: Nassau University Medical Center (2000)

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology (1999)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Dec 22, 2025

    Dr. Burger is very responsive and very thorough.

  • Dec 11, 2025

    Dr Kathleen Burger's Communication skills, interpersonal skills and medical acumen were all outstanding. I haven't newly diagnosed rare condition and she took the time to really explain it and my options clearly.

  • Dec 10, 2025

    Was very impressed by Dr. Burger.