Thuy Nguyen, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Epilepsy Neurology, Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy, Neurology
Languages: English, Vietnamese
About me
Thuy Nguyen, MD, is an attending physician and assistant professor in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Division of Pediatric Neurology. She obtained both her undergraduate and medical degrees at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. She remained at Stanford Children’s Health for residency and fellowship training in Child Neurology, and then she went on to complete sub-specialty training in Epilepsy at Children’s National Hospital in DC.
Although her main area of clinical expertise is diagnosis and management of complex epilepsies, including refractory/intractable and genetic seizures, she also enjoys treating a variety of general pediatric neurological conditions. She sees patients in both the hospital and clinic setting.
Dr. Nguyen understands the multifaceted impact of seizures on not only a child’s life, but the lives of their families. Her goal is to understand the unique challenges her patients face, appropriately inform them of diagnostic and treatment options, and develop a plan that works best for them. She is a proud member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and is passionate about meeting her patients where they are in their journey.
She also has a special interest in medical education and she believes that both patients and healthcare providers play an integral role in training new generations of compassionate and competent physicians. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new restaurants and spending time outdoors with her husband and two young children.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Seizure Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Injury From Trauma
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy Spasticity
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Convulsions
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dysgraphia
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Epilepsy With Generalized Tonic
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Tics
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemiparesis Weakness
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Lack Of Coordination
- Meningitis
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Mitochondrial Disorders
- Mononeuropathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Monosomies And Deletions From Autosomes
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neonatal Seizures
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Neuroinflammatory Disorders
- Partial Seizures
- Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy
- Rett Syndrome
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Status Epilepticus
- Temporal Lobe Seizures
- Tic Disorder
- Tremors
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Procedures I perform
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Testing
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Cerebral Vasculitis Treatment
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring
- Lumbar Puncture
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Myelomeningocele Treatment
- Nerve Conduction Velocity
- Neurogenetics Clinic
- Neuroimaging
- Neuroplastic Surgery Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Treatment
- Responsive Neurostimulation
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Treatment
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subdural Grid Placement
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Wada Testing
Practice locations
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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20016
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology-Child Neurology, Epilepsy
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology-Child Neurology, Child Neurology
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (2022)
Residency: Stanford University Neurology GME (2021)
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine (2016)