Jemima Ayo-Oluwa Akinsanya, DO
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Jemima (Mima) Akinsanya, DO, is a fellowship-trained neuroimmunologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She serves as the Director of the Georgetown Multiple Sclerosis Center at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, where she is the first MS specialist to serve Prince George’s County in over a decade.
Dr. Akinsanya earned her medical degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, and then completed her neurology residency at Emory University, where she served as a chief resident. She completed a prestigious clinical research fellowship in neuroimmunology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
With specialized expertise in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system, Dr. Akinsanya delivers comprehensive, compassionate care with a strong emphasis on education, empowerment, and shared decision-making. Her team-based approach ensures that patients are active participants in every aspect of their care.
She brings a deep commitment to advancing equitable care, focusing on improving access to care for underserved populations and increasing the representation of diverse communities in clinical research. She is also invested in mentoring the next generation of neurologists and building innovative partnerships between academic and community organizations to advance MS care and research.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Migraine
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mobility Problem
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nervous System Symptoms
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache Treatment
Practice locations
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10401 Hospital Dr
Ste 102
Clinton, MD, 20735
5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
7503 Surratts Rd
Clinton, MD, 20735
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl
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
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- POS OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Navigate
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2023)
Residency: Emory University Neurology Residency (2020)
Medical School: Touro College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2016)