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
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
6 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
5454 Wisconsin Ave
11th Fl
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
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)