Mark Mu-Quan Lin, MD PHD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Board-certified in neurology, Mark Lin, MD, PhD, serves as Director of Movement Disorders at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His background in immunology is influential to his research and making advances in patient care.
Dr. Lin is highly regarded in the treatment and research of management for movement disorders with special expertise in the programming of deep brain stimulators for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, other types of tremor, and dystonia. He is also considered highly skilled in the use of botulinum therapy for the treatment of movement disorders, limb spasticity and chronic migraine.
Dr. Lin's work has been published in prominent clinical and scientific journals. A special focus of his current research is the prevention of levodopa-related dyskinesia and motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease. Over the years, he has developed a prevention strategy for levodopa induced motor complications. He is as an associate professor at Georgetown University, participating in clinical teaching and clinical research.
After earning his medical degree from what is now known as Guangdong Medical University in Guangdong, China, Dr. Lin completed an MS and PhD at Albert Einstein College of Medicine followed by a residency in neurology at the same institution. Post-graduate training in movement disorders followed at the New York Neurological Institute, Columbia University.
Clinical areas of focus
- Botox Injections For Movement Disorders
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Botox Injections For Movement Disorders
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Falls Prevention
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
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
- CareFirst EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- POS OA
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Administrators
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Columbia University In The City Of New York (2002)
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2001)
Graduate: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1997)
Medical School: Guangdong Medical College (1984)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Lin, M.M., Laureno, R., (2019) When and how to start levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson disease. Open Access J Neurol Neurosurg. 11(2): 555808.
- Lin, M.M., Laureno, R., (2019) Less pulsatile levodopa therapy (6 doses daily) is associated with a reduced incidence of dyskinesia. J Mov Disord. 12(1): 37-42.
- Pal, G., Lin, M.M., Laureno, R., (2014) Asterixis: a study of 103 patients. Metabolic brain disease. 29(3): 813-24.
- Erwin, A., Tornatore, C. and Lin, M. (2012) Profound alternating corticospinal tract enhancement in Neuro-Behcet's disease. Annals of Neurology 72(S16): S118.
- Cooper, H.A., Thompson, E.C., Laureno, R., Fuisz, A., Mark, AS., Lin, M., Goldstein, S.A., (2009) Subclinical brain embolization in left-side infective endocarditis. Circulation. 120(7): 585-91.
- Green, N.S. Lin, M.M., and Scharff, M.D. , (1998) Immunoglobulin hypermutation in cultured cells. Immunol. Rev. 162:77-87.
- Green, N.S. Lin, M.M., and Scharff, M.D. , (1998) Somatic hypermutation of antibody genes: a hot spot warms up. Bioessays 20:227-234.
- Lin, M.M., Green, N.S. and Scharff, M.D., (1998) The effects of E, 3' (hs1,2) and 3' enhancers on mutation of an Ig-VDJ-C2a Ig heavy gene in cultured B cells. Int. Immunol. 10:1121-1129.
- Lin, M., and Scharff, M.D. (1997) Antibody V region hypermutation in vitro. Einstein Quart. J. Biol. Med. 14:49.
- Lin, M., Zhu, M. and Scharff, M.D. (1997) Sequence dependent hypermutation of immunoglobulin heavy chains in cultured B cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:5284-5289.
- Lin, M., Spira, G., and Scharff, M.D. (1996) Molecular comparison of cultured hybridoma cells that switch isotypes at high and low rates. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics 22:329-340.
- Lin, M., Chang, C.J. and Green, N.S. (1996) A new method for estimating high mutation rates in cultured cells Mutation Research 351:105-116.
- Chang, C.J. and Lin, M.Q. (1995) Statistical model of the fluctuation analysis in cell biology. Proceedings of the Biometrics Section of the American Statistical Association 455-460.