Prerna Malla, MBBS MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
Prerna Malla

Prerna Malla, MBBS MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (460 reviews)

Specialties: Neurology

Languages: English, Hindi

About me

Prerna Malla, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurologist. She sees patients in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Malla specializes in general neurology and epilepsy. She is board certified in Neurology, Electromyography and Epilepsy.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electroencephalogram Review
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
  • Polysomnography
  • Seizure Treatment
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Function Study Results
  • Abnormal Movements
  • Abnormal Mri
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Anxiety
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Artery Disorders
  • Binocular Movement Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Blindness And Low Vision
  • Bone Density Disorder
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Disorders
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Chromosome Abnormalities
  • Cocaine Related Disorders
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Conductive Hearing Loss
  • Convulsions
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
  • Dentofacial Abnormality
  • Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
  • Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
  • Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
  • Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
  • Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
  • Dorsalgia
  • Dystonia
  • Early Complications Of Trauma
  • Emotional Disorders
  • Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Episcleritis
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Eyelid Disorders
  • Facial Nerve Disorder
  • Gait And Balance Problems
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • Hemangioma
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hypotension
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
  • Inner Ear Diseases
  • Lack Of Coordination
  • Long Term Drug Therapy
  • Lower Leg Injury
  • Maternal Diseases
  • Meningitis
  • Middle Ear Disorders
  • Migraine
  • Mononeuropathies
  • Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
  • Multiple Injuries
  • Muscle Disorders
  • Myoneural Disorders
  • Myopathies
  • Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
  • Nerve Root Disorders
  • Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Paralytic Strabismus
  • Paralytic Syndrome
  • Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
  • Phakomatoses
  • Poisoning
  • Postprocedural States
  • Precerebral Artery Occlusion
  • Psychotic Disorder
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Scoliosis
  • Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
  • Secondary Parkinsonism
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
  • Speech Disturbances
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
  • Subcortical Infarction
  • Syncope
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
  • Vestibular Disorders
  • Vision Disturbances
  • Vitamin Deficiency
  • Voice And Resonance Disorders
  • Zoster
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Procedures I perform

  • Anal Fistula Treatment
  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation
  • Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
  • Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
  • Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
  • Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
  • Cranial Ultrasonography
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Dementia Treatment
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electroencephalogram Review
  • Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
  • Electromyography
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Measurement Of Central Nervous Electrical Activity
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
  • Nerve Block
  • Neuromuscular Monitoring
  • Neuromuscular Testing
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Patching Therapy
  • Polysomnography
  • Pulmonary Exercise Testing
  • Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
  • Seizure Treatment
  • Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
  • Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
  • Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
  • Sports Injury Treatment
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
7th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-295-0545

Fax 877-723-2336

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Fax 877-723-2336

110 Irving St NW
G019
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-2171

Fax 855-354-3967

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Fax 855-354-3967

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-295-0540

Fax 877-245-1499

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Fax 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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Medicare Direct
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • CareFirst EPO
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • OA Plus
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Aetna Basic
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • HighMark
    • Choice POS
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Network OA
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • POS OA
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • First Health PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • CIGNA EPO
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • IH-PPO
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • IH-Indemnity
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • First Health PPO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • UHC Passport
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • United Student Resources
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Navigate
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Optimum Choice
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • IH-Open POS II
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CIGNA PPO
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Aetna HMO
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Choice POS II
    • IH-POS
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • IH-HMO
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Medicare FFS
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Sentara Health
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Beech Street PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology

Fellowship: University Hospitals Case Medical Center-Cleveland (2016)

Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2015)

Residency: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2014)

Residency: Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (2009)

Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal (2008)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Jul 29, 2025

    Excellent service

  • Jul 16, 2025

    Very attentive to my concerns and care.

  • Jun 23, 2025

    Very good information received about my medical condition. Trying almost a year for answers