About me
Nazaneen Grant, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained laryngeal (voice box) specialist. Her expertise includes hoarseness evaluation and voice disorders, vocal fold paralysis and paresis, subglottic stenosis, swallowing disorders, and growths in the voice box including polyps, cysts, phonotraumatic lesions, papillomas, and early cancers.
Dr. Grant has special training in Botox for spasmodic dysphonia, laser surgery in the voice box, and awake procedures that include vocal fold paralysis rehabilitation and managing professional voice.
Her research interests include laryngeal surgical stimulation, laryngeal papillomatosis, Parkinson's-related voice and swallowing issues, and laser effects on the larynx. She teaches residents and medical students at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, creates hands-on laryngeal workshops and surgical simulation, and received the Resident Teaching Award in 2013.
Dr. Grant speaks Spanish fluently and volunteers to improve otolaryngologic care in South America.
Clinical areas of focus
- Laryngeal Dysphagia
- Laryngeal Dystonia
- Laryngeal Papillomatosis
- Laryngeal Polyps
- Videostroboscopy
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Vocal Cord Issues
- Vocal Cord Lesions
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Vocal Cord Strain
- Vocal Cord Surgery
- Voice Problems
- Voice Prosthesis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormalities Of The Vocal Cords
- Airway Disorders
- Choking Sensation
- Difficulty Speaking
- Dysphagia
- Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal Phase
- Dysphonia
- Excessive Drooling
- Excessive Salivation
- Focal Dystonia
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Hoarseness
- Laryngeal Dysphagia
- Laryngeal Dystonia
- Laryngeal Papillomatosis
- Laryngeal Polyps
- Laryngitis
- Lump In Throat
- Neurologic Disorders Of The Larynx
- Odynophagia
- Sore Throat
- Subglottic Stenosis
- Swallowing Problem
- Swollen Throat
- Throat Abscess
- Throat Mass
- Throat Tightness
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Vocal Cord Cancer
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Vocal Cord Issues
- Vocal Cord Lesions
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Vocal Cord Strain
- Voice Problems
Procedures I perform
- Botox Toxin For Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Head And Neck Cancer Surgery
- Laryngectomy
- Laryngoscopy
- Laryngotracheoplasty
- Microlaryngeal Laser Surgery
- Throat Abscess Drainage
- Tracheal Dilatation
- Tracheostomy Management
- Tracheostomy Revision
- Videostroboscopy
- Vocal Cord Surgery
- Voice Prosthesis
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
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser Select
- United Navigate
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Tricare for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Optimum Choice
- D-SNP)
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare East Prime
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Choice Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- United Golden Rule
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Innovation Health: POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- I-SNP
- Medicaid - Virginia
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Cigna EPO
- United Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare East Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United Choice
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Virginia Premier
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Carefirst EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology
Fellowship Program: St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center - St Lukes Div (2008)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2007)
Internship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2003)
Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine (2002)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Voice tips for singers - Check out these tips and tricks from an panel of Grammy-award winning singers along with Nazaneen Grant MD as they shared tips to voice preservation for singers.
- An interview including Dr. Grant on NPR's Diane Rehm show, done in honor of World Voice Day.