Saeed Ayed Alqahtani, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurosurgery, Vascular Neurology, Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Saeed A. Alqahtani schedules appointments for MedStar Georgetown University Hospital at 202-295-0545 and at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center at 443-777-7999.
Saeed A. Alqahtani, MD, FAAN, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is also fellowship-trained in endovascular neurosurgery and vascular neurology. He specializes in the treatment of routine and complex neurovascular conditions including acute strokes and other vascular disorders of the brain. In addition to being a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, he is a member of the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, American College of Physicians, and the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery.
Dr. Alqahtani’s approach to care centers on helping patients navigate their illnesses by providing reliable education, personalized care plans, and minimally invasive treatments. While offering expert guidance and compassionate support, he empowers patients to make well-informed decisions about their overall health. Moreover, he collaborates with an experienced and multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, vascular neurologists, and neuro-ICU experts to help patients achieve the best possible outcomes.
He is dedicated to developing the next generation of medical professionals who are equally committed to advancing the care of people battling neurovascular disorders. Dr. Alqahtani also is passionate about clinical research that deepens the understanding of cerebrovascular diseases, intravenous thrombolysis, ischemic strokes, and endovascular therapies. These studies can lead to new and innovative treatments that further improve patients’ quality of life. Referring physicians should know that he will keep them well informed about their patients’ progress during every step of care!
Philosophy of Care
“The foundation of my patient-centered care model is providing the highest quality of comprehensive and holistic support. I achieve this goal by combining my extensive clinical expertise with minimally invasive techniques that are tailored to address each patient’s unique health and wellness goals. That commitment even extends to ensuring that they have seamless, stress-free, and timely access to appointments at convenient locations.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebral Vascular Dissection
- Cerebral Vasculitis
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Cerebral Venous Stenosis
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Artery Stenosis
- Cerebral Vascular Dissection
- Cerebral Vasculitis
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Cerebral Venous Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Kyphosis
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Moyamoya Disease
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Kyphoplasty
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Navigate
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology-Vascular Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2016)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2015)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2012)
Internship: Emergency King Khalid University Hospital (2008)
Medical School: King Khalid University (2007)