About me
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 Tumor
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Kyphosis
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-5026Fax 202-877-5551
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
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Network OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- United Student Resources
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-POS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and 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)