Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO| Neurology, Movement Disorders Neurology | MedStar Health
Laxman Bhagwan Bahroo, DO
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurology, Movement Disorders Neurology
Languages: English, Hindi
410-354-4565
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
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
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- OA Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
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)