Matthew Allen Edwardson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Languages: English
410-354-5956
About me
Matthew Edwardson, MD, is a vascular neurologist and a member of the stroke team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is also an associate professor in the Georgetown University Medical Center Department of Neurology and part of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery where his research focuses on neuroimaging and blood biomarkers of stroke recovery. Dr. Edwardson is actively recruiting patients into stroke-related research studies.
Previously, Dr. Edwardson was a Stroke Fellow at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Dr. Edwardson's Philosophy of Care
When someone suffers a stroke it can be devastating both physically and emotionally. We strive to very rapidly assess patients and when indicated provide emergent therapies that might salvage brain tissue at risk for further injury. I enjoy counseling stroke patients and their families through this difficult time. Stroke can be frightening, but by helping patients understand what to expect, I feel I'm able to provide some peace in the midst of this storm.
Unfortunately, few therapies exist for stroke and many patients are left disabled despite our best efforts. The absence of therapies has motivated me to pursue stroke recovery-related research. My research is focused on detecting molecular markers of brain repair in the peripheral blood. MedStar Georgetown is a natural fit to conduct this research given the many teams here studying blood biomarkers in cancer and neurodegenerative disease. Data from these studies will help us develop drugs that can improve natural repair mechanisms in the brain and reduce stroke disability.
Publications
- Critical periods after stroke study: Translating animal stroke recovery experiments into a clinical trial. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2015
- Review article: Ischemic stroke prognosis in adults. UpToDate. 2015.
- New modalities of brain stimulation for stroke rehabilitation. Experimental Brain Research. 2013
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Basilar Artery Stenosis
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm Rupture
- Brain Damage From Stroke
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Confusion
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Cortical Blindness
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Moyamoya Disease
- Multiple Cerebral Infarctions
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neurovascular Disease
- Numbness
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Treatment
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Numbness Or Tingling Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
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
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Navigate
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HighMark
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS
- IH-Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2014)
Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine (2009)
Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine (2006)
Medical School: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2005)