About me
Dr. Edina Komlodi-Pasztor, Director of Neuro-Oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, is a UCNS-certified neuro-oncologist who leads a comprehensive and multidisciplinary clinical program. She specializes in the care of patients with primary brain tumors as well as patients with NF1, NF2, and schwannomatosis. She leads a rapidly growing neuro-oncology program and provides multidisciplinary care in close collaboration with neurosurgery, radiation oncology, and other specialties.
Dr. Komlodi-Pasztor has a particular focus on advancing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in neuro-oncology, including the use of cerebrospinal fluid–based liquid biopsy. She has expertise in targeted therapies and is committed to delivering personalized, precision-based care. Her work is dedicated to improving patient outcomes through innovative and translational research.
In addition to her clinical and research efforts, Dr. Komlodi-Pasztor is deeply committed to education and mentorship. She works closely with medical students, residents, and fellows, and has developed initiatives to introduce trainees to neuro-oncology early in their careers, including the establishment of a neuro-oncology scholarship program.
She has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, including work recognized among the “Top 10 Must-Read Articles on Targeted Agents” by Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, as well as book chapters and online educational content. She is also the principal investigator on multiple investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials.
Dr. Komlodi-Pasztor is dedicated to building a patient-centered, state-of-the-art clinical program and fostering collaborations across departments and institutions to enhance patient care and advance research in neuro-oncology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Cell-Free DNA Analysis
- Central Nervous System Lesions
- Clinical Trials
- DNA Methylation Profiling
- Hereditary CNS Tumor Syndromes
- Liquid Biopsy Using Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Molecular Tumor Profiling
- Neurocognitive Preservation
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuroimaging
- Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)
- Quality Of Life
- Schwannomatosis
- Spectroscopy
- Spine Cancer
- Spine Tumor
- Survivorship And Long-Term Care
- Symptom Management Consultation
- Targeted Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Central Nervous System Lesions
- Craniopharyngioma
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor (DNET)
- Ependymoma
- Ganglioglioma
- Glioblastoma
- Glioneuronal Tumors
- H3K27 Altered Midline Glioma
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hereditary CNS Tumor Syndromes
- Medulloblastoma
- Meningioma
- Midline Glioma
- Neurocytoma
- Neurofibromatosis
- Oligodendroglioma
- Pilocytic Astrocytoma
- Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
- Schwannomatosis
- Spine Cancer
- Spine Tumor
Procedures I perform
- Astrocytoma Treatment
- Cell-Free DNA Analysis
- Clinical Trials
- DNA Methylation Profiling
- Liquid Biopsy Using Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Molecular Tumor Profiling
- Neurocognitive Preservation
- Neuroimaging
- Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)
- Quality Of Life
- Spectroscopy
- Survivorship And Long-Term Care
- Symptom Management Consultation
- Targeted Therapy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2022)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2021)
Residency: University at Buffalo School of Medicine (2020)
Internship: University at Buffalo School of Medicine (2017)
Medical School: Semmelweis University (2005)