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Diana Xerxes Bharucha Goebel

Diana Xerxes Bharucha Goebel, MD

Clinical Neurophysiology

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Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

About Diana Xerxes Bharucha Goebel

Titles

Director, Neuromuscular Program

Neuromuscular Neurologist

About the Provider

Diana Bharucha-Goebel, MD, is the director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic at Children’s National Hospital in Washington D.C., where she is an associate professor in the Division of Pediatrics and Neurology at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Science.  She completed her medical training at Drexel University College of Medicine in 2007, followed by a General Pediatric Residency (2009), Child Neurology Residency (2012) and Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship (2013) — all completed at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Following her clinical fellowship training, starting in 2013, she began research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., and concurrently joined the Division of Neurology at Children’s National. Her research focuses on the development and implementation of early phase clinical viral mediated gene transfer trials for children affected by rare neuromuscular diseases. Her work has focused on the development of clinical outcome measures and biomarkers for a rare neurodegenerative disorder called giant axonal neuropathy (GAN). She has concurrently worked with senior investigators at NIH on the development of a first in human intrathecal gene transfer trial for GAN, which is underway. Her research currently focuses on studying the immunologic consequences and immune modulation following viral mediated gene transfer. Clinically, she leads an expert multidisciplinary team at Children’s National, which includes neuromuscular care coordinators as well as physical medicine and rehabilitation, genetics, pulmonology, cardiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nutrition, bone health, endocrinology, orthopedics and social work.  She and the entire multidisciplinary neuromuscular team are providing newly approved novel therapies for children with neuromuscular disorders, and her team is utilizing their expertise to improve patient outcomes and standards of care for children with neuromuscular disease.

NPI

1376740746

Locations

  1. Main Hospital-Neuroscience Clinic
    • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Room 1300, Washington, DC 20010
    • Telehealth Video Visit
      • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, Washington, DC 20010
      • Main Hospital-Prenatal Pediatrics Institute
        • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010

        Expertise

        Education

        Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

        Fellow, 2013

        Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

        Fellow, Neuromuscular Medicine, 2013

        The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia

        Post Graduate, 2013

        Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

        Resident, Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neur, 2012

        Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

        Resident, Pediatrics, 2009

        Drexel University College of Medicine

        Medical School, 2007

        Muhlenberg College

        Undergraduate, 2003

        Board Certifications

        -

        American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2012

        Insurance

        Children's National offers a variety of payment options for all families. We have listed the major health plans accepted by Children's National below. Please contact your insurance carrier if you do not see your plan. Before scheduling all behavioral health appointments, please confirm coverage with your insurance carrier. If you have international insurance or are traveling from abroad to Children's National for care, please contact the Global Services Division at globalservices@childrensnational.org. If you do not have health insurance, you may be able to get it through the Children's Health Insurance Program. Please call 202-476-5505 for more information.
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        • Aetna
        • Aetna Better Health of Maryland
        • Aetna Better Health of VA
        • Alliance Health Plan: Federal Employee Plan
        • American Postal Workers Plan (Federal)
        • Amerigroup DC
        • Amerigroup Maryland
        • AmeriHealth DC
        • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia
        • Anthem HealthKeepers Plus (VA)
        • Beech Street
        • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan (Federal)
        • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
        • CareFirst Community Plan of Maryland
        • ChoiceCare PPO (Humana)
        • Cigna Healthcare of the Mid Atlantic (includes Great West Healthcare)
        • Claimsbridge PPO
        • Conifer Health
        • First Health
        • Government Employees Health Association (Federal)
        • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (DC)
        • Kaiser Permanente Maryland Medicaid: referral required
        • Kaiser Permanente Virginia Medicaid
        • Kaiser Permanente: referral required
        • Mail Handlers (Federal)
        • Maryland Physicians Care
        • Medicaid Managed Care or Public Health Plans (Military)
        • MedStar Family Choice (DC)
        • MedStar Family Choice (MD)
        • Molina Health Care of VA
        • Multiplan/Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
        • National Association of Letter Carriers (Federal)
        • Priority Partners MCO (MD)
        • Tricare Humana Military
        • U.S. Family Health Plans Johns Hopkins (Federal)
        • United Virginia Medicaid
        • UnitedHealthcare
        • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
        • Virginia Premiere