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
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Electromyography
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Mri
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Brain Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Lack Of Coordination
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Subcortical Infarction
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Blood Clotting Disorder Diagnosis
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Disease Prevention
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) Treatment
- Histopathology
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Patching Therapy
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Polysomnography
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Sleep Stage Study
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-5026Fax 202-877-5551
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest 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 Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OA Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Sentara Health
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
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)