Toluwalase O Tofade, MBBS MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
Toluwalase O Tofade

Toluwalase O Tofade, MBBS MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (381 reviews)

Specialties: Neurology

Languages: English

About me

Toluwalase Tofade, MBBS, is a board certified neurologist and was fellowship trained in autoimmune neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital. She serves as the director of autoimmune neurology and multiple sclerosis at Medstar St Mary's Hospital and also serves as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. 

She is passionate about patient education and building trustful relationships with patients that hopefully span generations. She prides herself on her enthusiasm for figuring out complex neurological presentations.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
  • Electromyography
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Migraine
  • Multiple Sclerosis
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Movements
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Aneurysm
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Apraxia
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Disorders
  • Brain Tumor
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Convulsions
  • Cranial Nerve Disorder
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Dystonia
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Episcleritis
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Facial Nerve Disorder
  • Falls And Gait Disorders
  • Gait And Balance Problems
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • Hereditary Ataxia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Lack Of Coordination
  • Migraine
  • Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Myoneural Disorders
  • Myopathies
  • Narcolepsy
  • Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Neuropathy
  • Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
  • Paralytic Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Secondary Parkinsonism
  • Seizure Disorders
  • Spasticity
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
  • Vestibular Disorders
  • Vestibular Neuritis
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Procedures I perform

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Dementia Treatment
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
  • Eeg Monitoring
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electromyography
  • Gait And Balance Evaluation
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Nerve Block
  • Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Seizure Treatment
  • Status Epilepticus Treatment
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Practice locations

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25500 Point Lookout Rd
Outpatient Pavilion 2nd Fl
Leonardtown, MD, 20650

240-434-7929

Fax 844-569-0853

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Fax 844-569-0853

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology

Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2023)

Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (2022)

Internship: Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (2015)

Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine (2013)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.7
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Nov 19, 2025

    Very Good

  • Oct 22, 2025

    Excellent one-on-one in person communication with Dr. Tofade.

  • Oct 21, 2025

    Dr. Tofade was wonderful - listened and provided good feedback and let me participate in the appt.