Toluwalase O Tofade, MBBS| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Toluwalase Tofade, MBBS, is a board certified neurologist and was fellowship trained in autoimmune neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital. She serves as the director of autoimmune neurology and multiple sclerosis at Medstar St Mary's Hospital and also serves as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.
She is passionate about patient education and building trustful relationships with patients that hopefully span generations. She prides herself on her enthusiasm for figuring out complex neurological presentations.
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- CNS Vasculitis
- Demyelinating Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Optic Neuritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Transverse Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Autoimmune Encephalopathy
- Behcet Syndrome
- Central Nervous System Lupus
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- CNS Vasculitis
- Demyelinating Disease
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
- HIV Myopathy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelitis
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Optic Neuritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Transverse Myelitis
Procedures I perform
- 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
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst NASCO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- I-SNP
- United Navigate
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna EPO
- United Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna Indemnity
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Optimum Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Cigna Network Open Access
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- WellPoint Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Golden Rule
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Innovation Health: PPO
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Carefirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Virginia Premier
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship Program: Massachusetts General Hospital (2023)
Residency Program: UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School (2022)
Internship Program: Lagos University Teaching Hospital (2015)
Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine (2013)