Pooja Mohan Rao, MD| Neurology, Internal Medicine | 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.
Clinical areas of focus
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Dystonia Disorder
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Extrapyramidal Symptoms
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Paralysis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Headache
- Hemiplegic Migraine
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lack Of Coordination And Balance
- Migraine
- Migraine With Aura
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myasthenic Crisis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Myotonia
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Ataxia
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1
- Status Epilepticus
- Swallowing Disorders
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Migraine
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Wallenberg Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Treatment
- Cholestasis Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Impairment Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroimmunology Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuro-Otology
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
- Status Epilepticus Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- POS OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare FFS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HealthyBlue PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2019)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2018)
Residency: Providence Hospital GME (2015)
Medical School: K.S. Hegde Medical Academy (2010)