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
703-852-8588Fax 410-354-4565
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
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Network OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Navigate
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2011)