About me
Dr. M. Carter Denny is a vascular neurologist and clinician researcher at MedStar Health and Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She completed her MD and MPH degrees at Tulane University in 2010. She then completed her Neurology residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2014. She then went on to complete a two-year Vascular Neurology fellowship at the UTHealth Houston in 2016.
Dr. Denny has experience providing acute stroke care in the field on the nation's first Mobile Stroke Unit and remotely using video-based telehealth technology. Dr. Denny's research interests include health equity, systems of care delivery, and transitions of care. Dr. Denny collaborated with colleagues at UTHealth Houston on the development of the Spanish-language stroke acronym RÁPIDO that is now endorsed by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. She leads the investigator-initiated STRIVE study (STroke Research Initiative to adVance Equity). She is the author of "Acute Stroke Care" (3rd edition) and several peer-reviewed manuscripts.
She is the recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Society award and the MD/MPH award for excellence. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. Dr. Denny enjoys yoga, hiking, and global travel. She speaks Spanish, which compliments both her medical practice and her love of travel.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Multiple Strokes
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Arteriovenous Fistula Of The Brain
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Artery Blockage In The Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebral Vasculitis
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Intracranial Atherosclerosis
- Ischemic Stroke
- Moyamoya
- Moyamoya Disease
- Multiple Strokes
- PFO Related Stroke
- Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Stroke In Young Adults
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Procedures I perform
- Cervical And Cerebral Artery Dissection
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8532Fax 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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst NASCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Passport
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2016)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2014)
Internship: Tulane University Medical Center (2011)
Medical School: Tulane University School Public & Tropical Health (2010)
Awards
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Society Award
- MD/MPH Award for Excellence
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
For a list of Dr. Denny's indexed publications please visit: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1z9R7fhvzEzkQ/bibliography/public/