What kind of place is this?
You are in a hospital-based MS program with neurologists and allied health support working together around your care. You can expect help with diagnosis, flare treatment, symptom management, and practical needs like therapy and insurance approvals.
Facility Profile
About MedStar Washington Hospital Center
This center cares for people with multiple sclerosis, clinically isolated syndrome, and other demyelinating conditions, including myelitis and demyelinating optic neuropathy. Your care can include diagnosis, MRI monitoring, spinal fluid analysis, evoked potential testing, steroid treatment for flare-ups, plasma exchange, and disease-modifying therapies. The team also supports exercise planning, nutrition counseling, bladder symptom care, mental health needs, and insurance approvals for medications and assistive devices. Through its connection with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, patients may have access to ongoing clinical trials.
- Appointments can be scheduled by phone at 202-788-5048.
- Medication and assistive device approvals are handled with insurance liaison support.
- Your care team can include physical therapy, occupational therapy, urology, mental health, and dietitian support.
- The center connects patients to ongoing clinical trials through MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
- English is listed among the languages used by the neurology providers shown.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center offers MS care in Washington, DC as part of the MedStar Health system, with close ties to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. You can be seen by a neurology team that includes doctors and advanced practice providers, along with support from physical therapy, occupational therapy, urology, mental health, and dietitians. The team also helps with MRI review, spinal fluid analysis, evoked potential testing, and medication and device insurance approvals. Patients who need access to research opportunities may also benefit from the center's partnership with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Featured Care Team Members
Specialized Programs
Partnerships & Referral Network
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center (access to ongoing clinical trials)
Services & Treatments
What They Treat
How They Treat It
Diagnostics
Research & Clinical Trials
This center is currently involved in 1 clinical trial — ranked #2 in District of Columbia for active trials
Insurance & Access
Insurance & Support
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Compare District of Columbia MS Centers
| Center | Type | Infusion | Virtual | Experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington | Community Hospital Program | — | — | 3.4/5 |
| Academic MS Center | — | — | 3.2/5 |
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