Sara Inati, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy, Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Sara K. Inati is a senior, board-certified neurologist practicing at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, specializing in surgical epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology. She has extensive experience in the comprehensive evaluation of patients considering surgical options for seizures that are not well controlled by anti-seizure medications. Dr. Inati is committed to providing personalized assessments of the potential risks and benefits of these interventions, combining information from non-invasive and invasive electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings, neuroimaging studies, and functional brain mapping in preparation for surgery.
After completing her undergraduate studies at Harvard University, Dr. Inati's distinguished medical career began at Dartmouth Medical School and continued with neurology residency and fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. She has more than a decade of experience as a surgical epileptologist and is an active member of the wider epilepsy community, including participation in respected national organizations. She is recognized as a Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society and has served on numerous national committees and grant review panels.
In addition to her clinical interests, she is deeply committed to medical education, training future generations of epilepsy clinicians and researchers. She has served as Epilepsy Fellowship Program Director for many years, participated on related committees, and mentored numerous clinical and research trainees. Dr. Inati is also dedicated to clinical research, primarily focusing on using imaging and neurophysiology to identify seizure sources and better understand how they spread within the brain. She is widely published in leading journals, presents at major conferences, and serves as a reviewer for several eminent medical journals. Through these efforts, she consistently works to enhance patient outcomes and drive innovation within the field of epilepsy.
Dr. Inati's clinical and research partner is Dr. Kareem Zaghloul, a neurosurgeon trained and specialized in epilepsy surgery. Together, they perform thorough clinical evaluations and manage patients with complex seizure disorders, working as a team to offer state-of-the-art, customized treatment options for each patient. They share the goal of returning patients to the care of their referring physicians for collaborative ongoing management.
Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Brain Imaging
- Cortical Mapping
- Cortical Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Panel
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Event-Related Potentials (ERP)
- Functional Electrical Stimulation
- High-Density Eeg
- Ictal Spect
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intraoperative Cortical Stimulation
- Motor Cortex Stimulation
- Neurostimulation
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Treatment
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HighMark
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Neurological Institute of New York (Columbia Univ) (2008)
Residency: Neurological Institute of New York (Columbia Univ) (2007)
Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital (2004)
Medical School: Dartmouth College (2003)