About me
Shakti Nayar, MD, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Nayar has a strong clinical background in Neurology and advanced training in Neuromuscular diseases and Clinical Neurophysiology, in which she is additionally board-certified. She received awards during her training for both her commitment to patient care and for her overall excellence in Neurology, demonstrated by clinical performance, educational abilities, and patient interaction.
Dr. Nayar sees patients with neuromuscular conditions, including spinal stenosis, radiculopathies, neuropathies, myasthenia gravis, myopathies, and ALS, and performs diagnostic tests, including electromyography (EMG). Dr. Nayar is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Emg
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Emg
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Headache
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Management
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Emg Guided Botox Injections
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) Treatment
- Guillain Barre Syndrome Treatment
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Damage Assessment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroimmunology Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuromuscular Ultrasound
- Numbness Or Tingling Treatment
- Numbness Treatment
- Seizure Diagnosis
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tilt Table Test
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 410-354-5983
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-HMO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2014)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2013)
Internship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2010)
Medical School: George Washington University (2009)