Sepideh Panahi, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Injections
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Migraine
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Episcleritis
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Neurosyphilis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Sports Concussion
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Twitching
- Unsteady Walking
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Management
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Injections
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Emg Guided Botox Injections
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Falls Prevention
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Myasthenia Gravis Management
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroinfectious Disease
- Neurological Emergencies
- Neuro-Otology
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Therapy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke And Cerebrovascular Medicine
- Stroke Management
- 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 Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO
- Navigate
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- OA Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2020)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical System (2018)
Internship: University of Maryland Medical System (2015)
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2014)
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2011)