Suzanne Lin, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Suzanne Lin, MD, is an attending physician on the Brain Injury Unit. Dr. Lin also serves as the fellowship director for the Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship Training Program.
Dr. Lin is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is a member of the American Society for Neurorehabilitation (ASNR), American Academy of Neurology and American Medical Association (AMA).
After receiving a Bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Lin studied medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Lin completed her residency in neurology at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis. She completed her fellowship in Brain Injury Rehabilitation at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Vestibular Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Circulatory System Complications
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Convulsions
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemangioma
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Herpes
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Lack Of Coordination
- Limb Deformity
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meningitis
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Muscle Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Osteoarthritis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Skull Fractures
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Subcortical Infarction
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Bone Density Testing
- Botox Injection
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Brain-Computer Interface Training
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Dopamine Therapy
- Durable Medical Equipment Prescription
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Falls Prevention
- Flash Electroretinography
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Goal Setting And Achievement
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- MRA With Contrast
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Orthoptic Evaluation
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Phonophoresis
- Prosthetic Training
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Radiation Therapy
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Recreational Therapy
- Rehabilitation Planning
- Seating And Mobility Assessment
- Sleep Study
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Therapy
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Synthetic Pathology
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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 Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OA Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2011)
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital (2007)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2006)