Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO| Movement Disorders Neurology, Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Bahroo is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Residency Program in the Department of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. He attended Rutgers University for undergraduate studies and University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ) for his M.S and medical education. He completed his internship at Saint Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, PA and his Neurology Residency at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. Subsequently, he completed a two-year fellowship in Movement Disorders also at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.
As a fellowship trained Movement Disorders specialist and manages an active clinic focusing on medical and surgical treatment of PD and ET. He also specializes in the therapeutic role of botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, spasticity, and sialorrhea. Dr. Bahroo lectures at regional, national, international conferences and publishes academic articles in various journals. He is active in resident and medical student education and regularly engages residents and fellows in teaching about management of movement disorders.
Clinical areas of focus
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chorea Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Basal Ganglia Disorders
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Dystonia
- Charcot
- Chorea
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Disease
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dyskinesia
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypokinetic Movement Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Lack Of Coordination
- Meningoencephalitis
- Migraine
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurosyphilis
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyskinesia
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Twitching
- Unsteady Walking
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Chorea Management
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Tension Headache Treatment
Practice locations
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1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 300 3rd Fl
McLean, VA, 22101
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
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OA Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Network OA
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2009)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2007)
Internship: St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network (2004)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2003)