About me
Sanskruti Patel, MD, joins MedStar Health as a neurologist for the department of Neurology. Compassionate and collaborative, Dr. Patel completed her fellowship in movement disorder at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. During her fellowship, she received in-depth training in treating the growing population of aging patients with neurodegenerative conditions characterized by overlapping features of cognitive impairment and Parkinson's disease. She joins a sophisticated team of world-class physicians delivering exceptional patient-centered care.
Dr. Patel's areas of special interest include:
- Parkinson's Disease
- Essential tremors
- Dystonia
- Progressive supranuclear palsy
- Cortico basal degeneration
- Fronto temporal dementia
- Huntington's disease
- Tic disorder
- Lewy body dementia
- Deep brain stimulation
- Botulinum toxin injections
Dr. Patel earned her medical degree at S.B.K.S. Medical Institute & Research Centre, Gujarat, India, and completed her residency at Thomas Jefferson University. She completed a fellowship in movement disorder at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Dr. Patel has published three peer-review articles.
She is a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Neurology, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, and the American Indian Neurology Association.
Philosophy of care
Regarding patient care, Dr. Patel believes in treating the whole person. Many of her patients have a disease that will be with them for a long time, and it is important to learn their values, desires, and hopes for the future. "I care deeply about my patients and am committed to working closely with them and their families to address not only the disease but also their quality of life," explains Dr. Patel.
"Having lived and practiced in both India and the US, I have seen different approaches and attitudes about patient care. It has helped me to be open-minded, adaptable, and sensitive to different cultures and lifestyles."
When not working, Dr. Patel spends time with her young daughter. She also loves cooking and exploring the cuisine of different cultures, including Indian, Chinese, Thai, and Mexican cuisines. "The best part of cooking is sharing good food with friends and family," she adds. In addition, she has a yoga and meditation practice, inspired by her mother, who is a yoga teacher.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chorea Management
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dysesthesia Management
- Dystonia Treatment
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chorea
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Orthostatic Tremor
- Paralysis
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyskinesia
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Bell's Palsy Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Chorea Management
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dysesthesia Management
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome Treatment
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Meniere's Disease Treatment
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Status Epilepticus Treatment
- Tension Headache 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
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Navigate
- IH-Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2022)
Residency: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2020)
Residency: Drexel College of Medicine Hahnemann University Hospital (2019)
Internship: Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (2017)
Medical School: SBKS Medical Institute & Research Centre (2012)