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
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
- Network OA
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- POS OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
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)