About me
Shakti Nayar, MD, is a board-certified neurologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Nayar has a strong clinical background in Neurology and advanced training in Neuromuscular diseases and Clinical Neurophysiology, in which she is additionally board-certified. She received awards during her training for both her commitment to patient care and for her overall excellence in Neurology, demonstrated by clinical performance, educational abilities, and patient interaction.
Dr. Nayar sees patients with neuromuscular conditions, including spinal stenosis, radiculopathies, neuropathies, myasthenia gravis, myopathies, and ALS, and performs diagnostic tests, including electromyography (EMG). Dr. Nayar is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Electromyography
- Foot Drop
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Muscle Atrophy
- Muscle Weakness
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Primary Lateral Sclerosis
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Spasticity
- Tingling
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Reflexes
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Arm Weakness
- Ataxia
- Benign Focal Amyotrophy
- Bethlem Myopathy
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Cervical Plexopathy
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Dejerine Sottas Disease
- Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diplopia
- Distal Motor Neuropathy
- Distal Muscular Dystrophy
- Distal Myopathy
- Dropped Head Syndrome
- Dysarthria
- Dysesthesia
- Eyelid Closure Weakness
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Pain
- Facial Tingling
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Flaccid Hemiplegia
- Foot Drop
- Fukuyama Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- HIV Myopathy
- Inclusion Body Myopathy
- Leg Numbness
- Leg Weakness
- Monomelic Amyotrophy
- Multifocal Acquired Demyelinating Sensorimotor Neuropathy
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- Muscle Atrophy
- Muscle Weakness
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelitis
- Myoclonic Epilepsy With Ragged Red Fibers
- Nerve Root Disorder
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neuralgia
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Paramyotonia Congenita
- Paraplegia
- Paresthesia
- Periodic Paralysis
- Peripheral Nerve Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Peroneal Nerve Injury
- Plantar Nerve Lesions
- Plexopathy
- Primary Lateral Sclerosis
- Quadriplegia
- Radiculopathy
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Sensory Impairment
- Sensory Neuronopathy
- Sensory Problem
- Slurred Speech
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spasticity
- Statin Myopathy
- Tibial Neuropathy
- Tingling
- Transient Limb Paralysis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Twitching
- Unsteady Gait
- Visual Impairment
Procedures I perform
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Electromyography
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 410-354-5983
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
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Navigate
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2014)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2013)
Medical School: George Washington University Department of Internal Medicine (2009)