Fernando Pagan Other, Neurologist
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Fernando Pagan

Neurologist | Neurology

5/5(27)
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw Washington DC, 20007
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About

Dr. Fernando L. Pagán is the Vice Chairman and a Professor in the Department of Neurology at Georgetown University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University, completed an internal medicine internship and a Neurology residency at Georgetown University Hospital. In addition, Dr. Pagan completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke within the National Institutes of Health. He is a board certified Neurologist. He is the director of the Movement Disorders Program and the Medical Director of the GUH Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence. He is the fellowship director for the clinical research fellowship in movement disorders at GUH. His special interests include Parkinson’s disease, Dementia with Lewy Body, parkinsonism and other related disorders, ataxia, essential tremor, dystonia and tics. He is an expert in Botulinum Toxin treatment for dystonia, tremor, spasticity and tics. He is a member of the functional neurosurgery team for movement disorders, performing preoperative evaluations and programming for deep brain stimulators in Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia. Dr. Pagan has begun a Translational Neurotherapeutics Program (TNP) at GUMC to study the effects of chemotherapeutic drugs in stopping the progression of neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson's related disorders, LBD, Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease, and ALS. He serves as the medical director of the TNP. He has been the primary investigator of numerous clinical trials and is currently the primary investigator of 17 clinical research trials aimed at discovering new drugs or approaches to improving the quality of life of patients with movement disorders.

Education and Training

Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1996

Georgetown University School of Medicine 1996

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Provider Details

Male Spanish

Areas of expertise and specialization

Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Botulinium Toxins, DBS , Movement Disorders

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Professor and Vice Chairman of Neurology Medstar Georgetown University Hospital 2018 - 2018

Treatments

  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Neuropathy
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis (ms)
  • Vascular Disease

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Neurology  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Parkinson Foundation, Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area, Fund a Fellow GUMC

Areas of research

Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative Disorders: PD, AD, HD, ALS, CTE

Fernando Pagan's Practice location

Practice At 3800 Reservoir Rd Nw

3800 Reservoir Rd Nw -
Washington, DC 20007
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