Peter Ethan Turkeltaub, MD PHD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Peter Turkeltaub, MD, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, and is director of the Aphasia Clinic at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Turkeltaub also directs the Cognitive Recovery Lab and is a member of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, a joint program of Georgetown University and MedStar National Rehabilitation Network that focuses on the study of neural plasticity, the biological process that underlies the brain's ability to learn, develop, and recover from injury. His research and clinical work focuses on improving recovery of speech and language functions after stroke or brain injury.
Prior to MedStar NRH, Dr. Turkeltaub completed his residency in Neurology and fellowship in Cognitive Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Medical Doctor degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and his PhD in Neuroscience from Georgetown University.
Dr. Turkeltaub is a member of the board of the National Aphasia Association, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Society for the Neurobiology of Language, and the Academy of Aphasia. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He received the Founders Award from the American Academy of Neurology in 2011, and was the recipient of a 2012 Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aphasia
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Stroke Rehabilitation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Expressive Language Disorder
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Frontotemporal Neurocognitive Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache In Children
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Anomia
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botox Injection
- Brain Imaging
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
Practice locations
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102 Irving St NW
Ste 1332
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open HMO
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Passport
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- OA Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2011)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2009)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2005)