Yasar A. Torres Yaghi, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Following a neuro-restoration research fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, neurologist Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD, has joined the staff as director of the Parkinsonism and Dementia Clinic. Dr. Torres-Yaghi is also spearheading an initiative to care for the growing population of aging patients with neurodegenerative conditions
characterized by overlapping features of both cognitive impairment and Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s credentials include:
Medical Degree: George Washington University
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Neuro-restoration research
(Movement disorders, dementia)
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s areas of expertise include:
- Movement Disorders
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Multiple-System Atrophy
- Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementia
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lack Of Coordination
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Treatment
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Falls Prevention
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 300 3rd Fl
McLean, VA, 22101
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
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2011)