Tracy Vu Fulton, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Tracy Fulton, MD, is a board-certified neurologist specializing in comprehensive neurology at MedStar Health. She is an assistant professor of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital and section chief of Comprehensive Neurology for the Washington, D.C. region. She is also the consulting neurologist for the MedStar Health COVID Recovery Program.
Dr. Fulton became interested in medicine because of the unique opportunity to apply scientific knowledge to heal compassionately. She understands that many neurologic conditions cause significant disability for patients and their families, and she is committed to improving patients’ quality of life through disease education and individualized therapeutic options.
Dr. Fulton’s credentials include:
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Philosophy of care
“Attentive listening and empathy are the cornerstones of my practice. They allow me to more fully grasp each patient’s situation, allowing us to chart a personalized course forward together.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Sports Injury Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anxiety
- Auditory Nerve Damage
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Cerebral Ischemia
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Conversion Disorders
- Convulsions
- Coronary Arteriosclerosis
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
- Disorders Of Muscle Tone Of Newborn
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dyskinesia
- Dystonia
- Emotional Disorders
- Epidural Hematoma
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Episcleritis
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Hand Weakness
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemangioma
- Herpes Encephalitis
- Hypotension
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Infectious Diseases Of Skin
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Memory Loss
- Meningitis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Myoneural Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Stiffness
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Nystagmus
- Optic Nerve Disorders
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Poisoning
- Porencephaly
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Base Tumor
- Soft Tissue Inflammation
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spondylosis
- Subcortical Infarction
- Syncope
- Tic Disorder
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Brain Angioplasty
- Brain Biopsy
- Brain Stem Evoked Response Test
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Ultrasonography
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Encephalitis Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Facial Pain Treatment
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Muscle Injection
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Numbness Treatment
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Parkinson's Disease
- Patching Therapy
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Sleep Study
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Temporal Artery Biopsy
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- 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
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Network OA
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Student Resources
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2017)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2014)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2013)