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