Prerna Malla, MBBS| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Prerna Malla, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurologist. She sees patients in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Malla specializes in general neurology and epilepsy. She is board certified in Neurology, Electromyography and Epilepsy.
Clinical areas of focus
- Absence Epilepsy
- Blurred Vision
- Concussion
- Convulsion
- Dizziness
- Electroencephalography
- Encephalitis
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Evaluation (EMU)
- Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Headache
- Migraine
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Polysomnography
- Sleep Apnea
- Tingling
- Tonic Clonic Seizure
- Tremor
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Reflexes
- Absence Epilepsy
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Arm Weakness
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Ataxia
- Behcet Syndrome
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Blurred Vision
- 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
- Convulsion
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Dejerine Sottas Disease
- Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diplopia
- Dizziness
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Encephalitis
- Encephalopathies
- Epilepsy
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Pain
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Headache
- 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
- Migraine
- Movement Diseases And Disorders
- 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
- Sleep Apnea
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spasticity
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Spinocerebellar Degeneration
- Spinocerebellar Diseases
- Statin Myopathy
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Syncope
- Tetraplegia
- Tic Disorders
- Tingling
- Tinnitus
- Tonic Clonic Seizure
- 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
- Electroencephalography
- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Evaluation (EMU)
- Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation
- Headache Therapy
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Infusion Treatment
- Polysomnography
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0540Fax 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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List of insurance plans we accept
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Tricare East Prime
- Tricare for Life East
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- United Navigate
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Virginia Premier
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Optimum Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Carefirst EPO
- United Golden Rule
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Tricare East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- D-SNP)
- Kaiser Signature
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- United Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Innovation Health: POS
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Choice Plus
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Indemnity
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- I-SNP
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- 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
Education
Fellowship: University Hospital (2016)
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2015)
Residency: University Hospital (2014)
Residency: Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (2009)
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal Manipal University (2008)