About me
Anousheh Sayah, MD is Director of Spine Imaging and Associate Professor of Neuroradiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She serves as an attending physician in both neuroradiology and neurointerventional radiology. She is board certified in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology. Dr. Sayah is also a native of the Washington, DC area.
After attending the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Sayah completed a adiology residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. This was followed by two neuroradiology fellowships at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Her latter year of training was focused on the performance of image-guided spine procedures and neurointervention.
Dr. Sayah has an active practice involving spine imaging using CT and MRI technology, as well as myelography. She is co-founder and integral part of the CSF Leaks Disorder Program at Medstar Georgetown. She actively performs image-guided spine interventions such as spinal epidural steroid injections (i.e. spinal nerve blocks); spinal vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty; spinal biopsies; spinal patching; and complex myelography. In addition, Dr. Sayah engages in clinical research involving spine imaging and associated spinal procedures.
Dr. Sayah's Philosophy of Care
My focus is imaging of the brain, head and neck, and notably, the spine. The latter is my main interest, as I am also involved with image-guided treatments of the spine and spine-related conditions, including epidural steroid injections and vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty. Of specific note, I perform most epidural steroid injections with CT guidance which generally shows the anatomy in and around the spine, including the nerve roots, in much greater detail than simple x-ray fluoroscopy. We are currently engaged in developing our CSF Leaks Disorder Program, which is a collaboration with our colleagues in Neurosurgery and Neurology.
In regards to treating the patient, I believe in listening to the patient and understanding the problem as a whole before deciding to treat, how to treat, or potentially not to treat. It is important to take a multidisciplinary approach in all matters, both in terms of diagnosing via imaging, as well as treating via injections or cement augmentation of the spine.
Procedures I perform
- Brain Perfusion Scan
- Ct Guided Facet Injection
- Ct Of The Cervical Spine
- Ct Of The Facial Bones
- Ct Of The Lumbar Spine
- Ct Of The Sacral Spine
- Ct Of The Soft Tissue Of The Neck
- Ct Of The Temporal Bone
- Ct Of The Thoracic Spine
- Cta For Dissection
- Cta Of The Head
- Cta Of The Neck
- Discogram
- Epidural Blood Patch
- Epidural Injection
- Fiducial Marker Placement
- Image Guided Biopsy Of The Spine
- Kyphoplasty
- Mra Of The Head
- Mra Of The Neck
- Mri Of The Brachial Plexus
- Mri Of The Cervical Spine
- Mri Of The Lumbar Spine
- Mri Of The Sacral Spine
- Mri Of The Sacrum
- Mri Of The Thoracic Spine
- Myelogram
- Nerve Block
- Neural Foramen Injection
- Sacroiliac (SI) Steroid Injection
- Spine Biopsy
- Ultrasound Guided Biopsy
- Vertebroplasty
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Concentrated Care Center Ground Level Room CG201 Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-5478Fax 877-219-2787
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)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Medicare Fee for Service
- CFBCBS EPO
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open POS II
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Network OA
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- 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 Radiology, Neuroradiology
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2012)
Fellowship Program: University of Pennsylvania Hospital (2011)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
Internship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2005)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2004)