Sarah Bain McLaughlin, AGPCNP MSN| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Brain Neoplasms
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Hydrocephalus
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Transsphenoidal Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Neoplasms
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Craniosynostosis
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dystonia
- Epidural Hematoma
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Scoliosis
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Syringomyelia
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Flap Surgery
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Transsphenoidal 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
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- POS OA
- Choice POS
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Network OA
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: Georgetown University School of Nursing (2017)
