About me
Tricia Ting, MD, is professor of neurology and regional director of epilepsy at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As regional director, her focus is to integrate epilepsy and EEG services across MedStar Health in order to bring the highest level of care to neurology patients in the Washington, D.C. and surrounding region.
Dr. Ting specializes in evaluating new onset seizures and caring for women with epilepsy. She has extensive experience in clinical trials of new drugs for epilepsy and seizure rescue therapies. Dr. Ting's current research is funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to answer a common concern of both patients and physicians, whether the action and safety of generic antiepileptic drugs is identical to brand-name medications in patients with epilepsy.
Individualizing care for every patient is central to Dr. Ting's philosophy of care at MedStar Georgetown. Her goal is to empower patients to optimize their seizure control by managing common risks and to minimize medication side effects. She works closely with patients to explore treatment options, including newer antiepileptic drugs.
Dr. Ting and the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery use an interdisciplinary approach to guide patients to their best treatment plan. The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at MedStar Georgetown is unique within the MedStar Health system. It is a specialized inpatient unit for evaluating and managing refractory seizures in adults and children. The EMU definitively diagnoses and localizes seizures by capturing them with simultaneous EEG brain wave recordings. An EMU evaluation is often the first step to determine if epilepsy surgery may be a treatment option for some patients with intractable seizures.
Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Migraine
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Electroencephalography Abnormalities
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracranial Tumors
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Partial Seizures
- Rett Syndrome
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chorea Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Hypnic Headache Treatment
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neurological Examination
- Neurometabolic Disorder Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Seizure Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OA Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2002)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2000)
Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (1997)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania (1996)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Generic lamotrigine versus brand-name Lamictal bioequivalence in patients with epilepsy: A field test of the FDA bioequivalence standard. Epilepsia. 2015;56:1415-1424.
- American Academy of Neurology; American Epilepsy Society. Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy äóñ focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2009 Jul 14; 73(2):126-32
- Practice Parameter: Evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure in adults (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2007;69: 1996-2007
- Uncertain value of electronic fetal monitoring in predicting cerebral palsy. New England Journal of Medicine.1996;334:613-618.
- FDA Town Hall (Tricia Ting, Platform Presentation): "Exploring generic brittleness in epilepsy patients." AES Annual Meeting, Houston. December 5, 2016.
- Posted Video Podcast interview from the AES Annual Meeting with Dr. Sirven interviewing Dr. Ting on March 15, 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3_OK56yYLk
- AES (American Epilepsy Society) Ask the Expert Webinar: "Use of Generic AEDs", Presenter: Tricia Ting MD, Moderator: Dennis J. Dlugos, M.D. May 10, 2016.
- Medscape Interview of Dr. Ting by Bret S. Stetka, MD posted on-line. "How Pill Color Affects Drug Adherence". Medscape. May 09, 2016
- Dr. Ting interviewed; Cohn, Meredith."Injection easier than IV in treating deadly epileptic seizures, study shows."The Baltimore Sun. 2 March 2012. https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-epilepsy-pen-20120301-story.html