Pooja Mohan Rao, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Pooja Rao, MD, joins MedStar Health as a neurologist and assistant professor for the department of Neurology. Board certified in internal medicine, neurology, neurophysiology, and electrodiagnostic medicine, Dr. Rao has a special interest in research trials for neuromuscular disorders and genemodifying therapies. In her clinical practice, she is committed to embodying the cura personalis philosophy of treating the whole person. She believes in making shared decisions with her patients about treatment options based on their unique needs. Dr. Rao is involved in advocacy efforts to bring high-quality care to patients with neurologic diseases.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Brain Imaging
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Disorders
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Pain
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Convulsions
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Drop Foot
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Ear Infection
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Paralysis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Headache
- Hemiplegia
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Herpes
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Meningitis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neonatal Seizures
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Status Epilepticus
- Subcortical Infarction
- Swallowing Disorders
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Tremors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vascular Dementia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Brain Wave Testing
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Cortical Mapping
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dupuytren Contracture Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Flash Electroretinography
- Functional Mri
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Morton's Neuroma Injections
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency Treatment
- Radiation Therapy
- Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Therapy
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vascular Malformation 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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Employee Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- HighMark
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2019)
Residency: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Residency: Providence Hospital GME (2015)
Medical School: K.S. Hegde Medical Academy (2010)