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
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
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)