About me
Tracy Fulton, MD, is a board-certified neurologist specializing in comprehensive neurology at MedStar Health. She is an assistant professor of Neurology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital and section chief of Comprehensive Neurology for the Washington, D.C. region. She is also the consulting neurologist for the MedStar Health COVID Recovery Program.
Dr. Fulton became interested in medicine because of the unique opportunity to apply scientific knowledge to heal compassionately. She understands that many neurologic conditions cause significant disability for patients and their families, and she is committed to improving patients’ quality of life through disease education and individualized therapeutic options.
Dr. Fulton’s credentials include:
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Philosophy of care
“Attentive listening and empathy are the cornerstones of my practice. They allow me to more fully grasp each patient’s situation, allowing us to chart a personalized course forward together.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Blurred Vision
- Botox For Migraines
- Cluster Headache
- Concussion
- Dizziness
- Encephalitis
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Pain
- Headache
- Migraine
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Block
- Neuralgia
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Tension Headache
- Tingling
- Tremor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Reflexes
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Arm Weakness
- Ataxia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Blurred Vision
- Cerebellar Ataxia
- Cerebellar Disease
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cervical Dystonia
- Cervical Plexopathy
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
- Cluster Headache
- CNS Vasculitis
- Cognitive Impairment
- Concussion
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diplopia
- Disorder Of Balance
- Dizziness
- Dysarthria
- Dysautonomia
- Dyskinesia
- Encephalitis
- Encephalopathies
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Pain
- Facial Spasm
- Facial Tingling
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Headache
- Hemineglect
- Hemiparesis
- Hemiplegia
- Horner Syndrome
- Hypnic Headache
- Impaired Coordination
- Intention Tremor
- Intermittent Tremor
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lacunar Stroke
- Leg Numbness
- Leg Weakness
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Lip Droop
- Lobar Atrophy Of Brain
- Loss Of Consciousness
- 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
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Root Disorder
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neuralgia
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Neuropathy
- 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
- Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
- Primary Cerebellar Degeneration
- Primary Exercise Headache
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Primary Stabbing Headache
- Primary Thunderclap Headache
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Quadriplegia
- Radiculopathy
- Sensory Impairment
- Sensory Neuronopathy
- Sensory Problem
- Slurred Speech
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spasticity
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Spinocerebellar Degeneration
- Spinocerebellar Diseases
- Statin Myopathy
- Suna Headache
- Sunct Headache
- Syncope
- Tension Headache
- 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
- Botox For Migraines
- Headache Therapy
- Nerve Block
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
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Navigate
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2017)
Internship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2014)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2013)