Conditions treated
Dr. Di Maria is a board certified neurologist trained at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, and is an expert in headache disorders, movement disorders and general neurology. He has extensive expertise in diagnosis and management of migraine, dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
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Our clinic provides care for all types of headache disorders, with state of the art therapeutics, including the new CGRP receptor blockers (Ubrelvy, Qulipta, Ajovy, Nurtec, Emgality), in addition to referrals for Botox for migraine and more.
Dr Di Maria is planning to start in person visits in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC, and will provide Botox injection in his clinic site.
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Dr. Di Maria has extensive knowledge in cerebrovascular disorders, and can independently review you MRI brain, CT head and vessel imaging, as well recommend appropriate treatment for anticoagulation. Dr. Di Maria is also connected to a Stroke Clinic in the Washington DC region and to the Washington DC hospitals providing acute stroke care.
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Thanks to an additional training in movement disorder, the doctor is comfortable with advanced treatment of Parkinson disease and all the different form of parkinsonism, Lewy Body dementia, MSA (Multiple System Atrophy), FTLD (Frontotemporal lobe dementia).
Dr. Di Maria is up to date with all the new therapeutics in this evolving field. He offers medication management of carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet, Rytary), and referral to Deep Brain Stimulation centers.
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Are you or one of your family members a candidate for the new monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer disease?
Are you suffering from memory loss or brain fog?
Dr. Di Maria has additional training in neurodegenerative disorders and is up to date with all the new therapeutics in this evolving field. He can refer patients to the appropriate memory centers.
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Thanks to advanced home EEG testing and home sleep study, the doctor can diagnose and monitor your seizures and epilepsy remotely.
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Do you suffer from fainting spells? This often requires an evaluation with a neurologist.
Dr. Di Maria manages Orthostatic Hypotension, will review medication to check for any interaction or possible adverse effects, can order Tilt Table Test, and initiate referral to the appropriate center for diagnosis of POTS, benign positional vertigo, and other ear disorders.
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Do you have an unexplained tremor?
Tingling and numbness in fingers or toes?
Dr. Di Maria will carefully evaluate you for signs of Essential Tremor, medication side effects, Parkinsonism, or neuropathy (the latter will require an in person visit).
He can also order EMG and Nerve Conduction Study for evaluation of a pinched nerve and back pain.
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Depression, anxiety and untreated psychiatric disorders can lead to a variety of neurological symptoms, that are best treated with a multidisciplinary team including a neurologist. Dr. Di Maria can help with diagnosis and management of the functional neurologic disorders, including psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, functional tremor, functional numbness and weakness.
Curriculum Vitae
2022 - Current hospital priviledges
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital - Assistant Professor of Neurology
2022 - 2023
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital - Movement disorder part-time fellow
2021
Penry Resident Epilepsy Program, Wake Forest University - Epilepsy
2018 - 2022
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital’s NIH - Neurology Residency
2017
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry - Sub-internship
2014
Szeged University, Faculty of Medicine - Erasmus Scholarship
2010 - 2017
Sapienza University (Rome, Italy) Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (110/110 cum laude)
PUBLICATIONS, abstracts, and presentations
Di Maria G. Palatal tremor: a clinical case to explore the etiology and its unusual features. Neuroscience Grand Round, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of neurology, 2023.
Lenka A., Di Maria G., Guillaume Lamotte, Laxman Bahroo, Joseph Jankovic. Practical pearls to improve levodopa utility and tolerability in Parkinson’s disease, Expert review of therapeutics. 2022. doi:10.1080/14737175.2022.2091436
Amy Li Safadi MD, Derek Day MD, Brian Nagle MD, Di Maria G. MD, Prerna Malla MD. Treatment challenges in a severe case of syphilitic myelitis with a longitudinally extensive spin cord lesion. The Nerohospitalist, 2022. Accepted for publication. Manuscript ID NHOS-21-0234.R1
Castillo-Pinto, C., Lamotte, G., Mehta, A., Sonti, R., Di Maria, G., Ruiz, D., Kumar, P. N., Stemer, A. B., & Denny, M. C. (2020). Healthcare Worker With Large Vessel Acute Ischemic Stroke Likely Related to Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection. The Neurohospitalist. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941874420966845
Safadi, A. L., Wang, T., Di Maria, G., Starr, A., Delasobera, B. E., Mora, C. A., & Tornatore, C. (2019). Recurrent Thymoma-Associated Paraneoplastic Encephalitis Resulting From Multiple Antibodies: A Case Report. The Neurohospitalist, 10(2), 139–142. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941874419880423
Di Maria G, Onesti E, Schettino I, Gori MC, Inghilleri M. CK as independent prognostic factor in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2017. Manuscript submitted.
Nguyen LA, Di Maria G, Szabo A, Paulik E. Medical, social work, and nursing students’ perspectives on community outreach and the health of the Roma population and other disadvantaged minorities in Hungary. Annual Medical Student Poster Session (Oct 10, 2015; Rochester, NY)
Chapters and books
Choi, J., MD, Di Maria, G, MD: Peripheral Nerve Disease in the Geriatric Population, Chapter 2: Electrodiagnostic testing for disorders of peripheral nerve, Elsevier, 2021.
Di Maria, G, Myer, C: Basic EEG. Medstar Georgetown neurology Residency Program Guide, 2020.
Di Maria, G, MD, Lamotte, G.MD: Introduction to Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography: A Short Guide for Residents. Medstar Georgetown Neurology Residency Program Guide, 2019.