Kathleen M Burger, DO| Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Atherosclerosis
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Confusion
- Difficulty Speaking
- Disorder Of Balance
- Dizziness
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lacunar Stroke
- Moyamoya
- Numbness
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Tingling
- Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
- Unsteady Gait
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Reflexes
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aneurysm
- Arm Weakness
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Ataxia
- Atherosclerosis
- Behcet Syndrome
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Carotid Stenosis
- Central Nervous System Lupus
- Cerebellar Ataxia
- Cerebellar Disease
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cervical Dystonia
- Cervical Plexopathy
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
- CNS Vasculitis
- Cognitive Impairment
- Concussion
- Confusion
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Dejerine Sottas Disease
- Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Difficulty Speaking
- Diplopia
- Disorder Of Balance
- Dizziness
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Encephalopathies
- Epilepsy
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Pain
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Headache
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
- HIV Myopathy
- Horner Syndrome
- Inclusion Body Myopathy
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lacunar Stroke
- Leg Weakness
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Lip Droop
- Lobar Atrophy Of Brain
- Medication Overuse Headache
- Memory Disorders
- Movement Diseases And Disorders
- Moyamoya
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelitis
- Myoclonic Epilepsy With Ragged Red Fibers
- Nerve Root Disorder
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neuralgia
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Neuropathy
- Non Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Paramyotonia Congenita
- Paraplegia
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Periodic Paralysis
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Plexopathy
- Positional Vertigo
- Primary Cerebellar Degeneration
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Quadriplegia
- Radiculopathy
- Sensory Impairment
- Sensory Neuronopathy
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spasticity
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Spinocerebellar Degeneration
- Spinocerebellar Diseases
- Statin Myopathy
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Syncope
- Tetraplegia
- Tic Disorders
- Tingling
- Tinnitus
- Torticollis
- Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Gait
- Vertigo
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
Procedures I perform
- Angiography
- Avm Embolization
- Botox For Dystonia
- Botox For Hemifacial Spasm
- Botox For Spasticity
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Evaluation (EMU)
- Headache Therapy
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Infusion Treatment
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
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Tricare East Prime
- I-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Carefirst EPO
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- WellPoint Maryland
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Signature
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna EPO
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare for Life East
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare East Select
- United Student Resources
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Optimum Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Virginia Premier
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Golden Rule
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Select
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- D-SNP)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Fellowship Program: Mount Sinai Hospital (2005)
Residency Program: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2003)
Internship Program: Nassau University Medical Center (2000)
Medical School: New York College (1999)