About me
Peter Turkeltaub, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center, and is director of the aphasia clinic at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Turkeltaub is a member of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, a joint program of Georgetown University and MedStar National Rehabilitation Network that focuses on the study of neural plasticity, the biological process that underlies the brain's ability to learn, develop, and recover from injury. His research and clinical work focuses on improving recovery of speech and language functions after stroke or brain injury.
Prior to MedStar NRH, Dr. Turkeltaub completed his residency and fellowship in cognitive neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Medical Doctor degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and his PhD in Neuroscience from Georgetown University.
Dr. Turkeltaub is a member of the board of the National Aphasia Association, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Society for the Neurobiology of Language, and the Academy of Aphasia. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He received the Founders Award from the American Academy of Neurology in 2011, and was the recipient of a 2012 Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- CNS Vasculitis
- Demyelinating Disease
- Intrathecal Baclofen Pump
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Optic Neuritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Transverse Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Autoimmune Encephalopathy
- Behcet Syndrome
- Central Nervous System Lupus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- CNS Vasculitis
- Demyelinating Disease
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
- HIV Myopathy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Optic Neuritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Transverse Myelitis
Procedures I perform
- Intrathecal Baclofen Pump
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Infusion Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- 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: Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Innovation Health: PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Innovation Health: POS
- Network OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Open POS II
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- FIRST HEALTH
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship Program: University of Pennsylvania Hospital (2011)
Residency Program: Univ of Pennsylvania Medical Ctr (2009)
Internship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2005)
Graduate Education: Georgetown University (2005)