About me
Nazaneen Grant, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained laryngeal (voice box) specialist. Her expertise includes hoarseness evaluation and voice disorders, vocal fold paralysis and paresis, subglottic stenosis, swallowing disorders, and growths in the voice box including polyps, cysts, phonotraumatic lesions, papillomas, and early cancers.
Dr. Grant has special training in Botox for spasmodic dysphonia, laser surgery in the voice box, and awake procedures that include vocal fold paralysis rehabilitation and managing professional voice.
Her research interests include laryngeal surgical stimulation, laryngeal papillomatosis, Parkinson's-related voice and swallowing issues, and laser effects on the larynx. She teaches residents and medical students at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, creates hands-on laryngeal workshops and surgical simulation, and received the Resident Teaching Award in 2013.
Dr. Grant speaks Spanish fluently and volunteers to improve otolaryngologic care in South America.
Clinical areas of focus
- Laryngeal Dysphagia
- Laryngeal Dystonia
- Laryngeal Papillomatosis
- Laryngeal Polyps
- Videostroboscopy
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Vocal Cord Issues
- Vocal Cord Lesions
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Vocal Cord Strain
- Vocal Cord Surgery
- Voice Problems
- Voice Prosthesis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormalities Of The Vocal Cords
- Airway Disorders
- Choking Sensation
- Difficulty Speaking
- Dysphagia
- Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal Phase
- Dysphonia
- Excessive Drooling
- Excessive Salivation
- Focal Dystonia
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Hoarseness
- Laryngeal Dysphagia
- Laryngeal Dystonia
- Laryngeal Papillomatosis
- Laryngeal Polyps
- Laryngitis
- Lump In Throat
- Neurologic Disorders Of The Larynx
- Odynophagia
- Sore Throat
- Subglottic Stenosis
- Swallowing Problem
- Swollen Throat
- Throat Abscess
- Throat Mass
- Throat Tightness
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Vocal Cord Cancer
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Vocal Cord Issues
- Vocal Cord Lesions
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Vocal Cord Strain
- Voice Problems
Procedures I perform
- Botox Toxin For Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Head And Neck Cancer Surgery
- Laryngectomy
- Laryngoscopy
- Laryngotracheoplasty
- Microlaryngeal Laser Surgery
- Throat Abscess Drainage
- Tracheal Dilatation
- Tracheostomy Management
- Tracheostomy Revision
- Videostroboscopy
- Vocal Cord Surgery
- Voice Prosthesis
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
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Open HMO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Opoen HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Innovation Health: PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- 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
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology
Fellowship Program: St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center - St Lukes Div (2008)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2007)
Internship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2003)
Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine (2002)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Voice tips for singers - Check out these tips and tricks from an panel of Grammy-award winning singers along with Nazaneen Grant MD as they shared tips to voice preservation for singers.
- An interview including Dr. Grant on NPR's Diane Rehm show, done in honor of World Voice Day.