Tricia Y. Ting, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Tricia Ting, MD, is professor of neurology and regional director of epilepsy at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As regional director, her focus is to integrate epilepsy and EEG services across MedStar Health in order to bring the highest level of care to neurology patients in the Washington, D.C. and surrounding region.
Dr. Ting specializes in evaluating new onset seizures and caring for women with epilepsy. She has extensive experience in clinical trials of new drugs for epilepsy and seizure rescue therapies. Dr. Ting's current research is funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to answer a common concern of both patients and physicians, whether the action and safety of generic antiepileptic drugs is identical to brand-name medications in patients with epilepsy.
Individualizing care for every patient is central to Dr. Ting's philosophy of care at MedStar Georgetown. Her goal is to empower patients to optimize their seizure control by managing common risks and to minimize medication side effects. She works closely with patients to explore treatment options, including newer antiepileptic drugs.
Dr. Ting and the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery use an interdisciplinary approach to guide patients to their best treatment plan. The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at MedStar Georgetown is unique within the MedStar Health system. It is a specialized inpatient unit for evaluating and managing refractory seizures in adults and children. The EMU definitively diagnoses and localizes seizures by capturing them with simultaneous EEG brain wave recordings. An EMU evaluation is often the first step to determine if epilepsy surgery may be a treatment option for some patients with intractable seizures.
Clinical areas of focus
- Convulsions
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Polysomnography
- Seizure Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Mri
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Bipolar Disorder
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Density Disorder
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Coma And Vegetative State
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Dysarthria
- Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
- Dystonia
- Electroencephalography Abnormalities
- Emotional Disorders
- Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemangioma
- Herpes
- Herpes Encephalitis
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypotension
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Impulse Disorder
- Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
- Intracranial Tumors
- Lack Of Coordination
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Maternal Diseases
- Meningitis
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mood Disorders
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Muscle Disorders
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Neurofibromatosis
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Nystagmus
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Partial Seizures
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Phakomatoses
- Poisoning
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Rett Syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Base Tumor
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Stupor
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Syncope
- Tic Disorder
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vascular Dementia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Brain Death Management
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
- Cauda Equina Syndrome Treatment
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chorea Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Care
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Disease Prevention
- Dystonia Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Facial Weakness Treatment
- Flash Electroretinography
- Functional Mri
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Head And Neck Angiography
- Hypnic Headache Treatment
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Headache Treatment
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Lambert-Eaton Syndrome Treatment
- Language Assessment
- Learning Disabilities Treatment
- Lewy Body Dementia Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Measurement Of Central Nervous Electrical Activity
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Motor Cortex Stimulation
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroimaging
- Neurological Examination
- Neurometabolic Disorder Treatment
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Polysomnography
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pseudotumor Cerebri Treatment
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Speech Therapy
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylosis Treatment
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
- Temporal Arteritis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transverse Myelitis Treatment
- Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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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- IH-Network Only Plus
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- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
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Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2002)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2000)
Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (1997)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania (1996)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Generic lamotrigine versus brand-name Lamictal bioequivalence in patients with epilepsy: A field test of the FDA bioequivalence standard. Epilepsia. 2015;56:1415-1424.
- American Academy of Neurology; American Epilepsy Society. Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy äóñ focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2009 Jul 14; 73(2):126-32
- Practice Parameter: Evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure in adults (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2007;69: 1996-2007
- Uncertain value of electronic fetal monitoring in predicting cerebral palsy. New England Journal of Medicine.1996;334:613-618.
- FDA Town Hall (Tricia Ting, Platform Presentation): "Exploring generic brittleness in epilepsy patients." AES Annual Meeting, Houston. December 5, 2016.
- Posted Video Podcast interview from the AES Annual Meeting with Dr. Sirven interviewing Dr. Ting on March 15, 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3_OK56yYLk
- AES (American Epilepsy Society) Ask the Expert Webinar: "Use of Generic AEDs", Presenter: Tricia Ting MD, Moderator: Dennis J. Dlugos, M.D. May 10, 2016.
- Medscape Interview of Dr. Ting by Bret S. Stetka, MD posted on-line. "How Pill Color Affects Drug Adherence". Medscape. May 09, 2016
- Dr. Ting interviewed; Cohn, Meredith."Injection easier than IV in treating deadly epileptic seizures, study shows."The Baltimore Sun. 2 March 2012. https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-epilepsy-pen-20120301-story.html