About me
Dr. Anaizi is an associate professor of Neurosurgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, a member of the multidisciplinary skull base surgery team and a specialist in minimally invasive neurosurgery. He completed fellowship training at the University of Cincinnati (Mayfield Clinic) in skull base surgery and minimally invasive treatment of a variety of brain conditions, including the full spectrum of brain tumors. Additionally, Dr. Anaizi completed advanced training in minimally invasive spine surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Anaizi has conducted extensive research in brain tumor treatment with numerous articles in peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Anaizi’s Philosophy of Care
I understand how frightening the prospect of brain or spine surgery is for my patients. It is my responsibility to help them understand their conditions and offer clear and detailed guidance so they can make informed decisions about their surgical options.
I recognize that these decisions are not easy. I treat my patients as I would treat my own family, when I counsel them on their options. I explain that surgery is considered only when nonsurgical interventions are not appropriate or have been unsuccessful. I want them to feel comfortable and safe. If they decide on surgery, whenever possible, I provide minimally invasive treatment that reduces risks and allows my patients to recover quickly, and return to their lives. My goal is to improve my patients’ quality of life.
Dr. Anaizi specializes include:
- Minimally Invasive Brain & Cranial Base Surgery
- Open and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Ostectomy
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Scoliosis
- Spondylosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Cushing Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Fractures
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cholecystectomy
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lateral Skull Base Surgery
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendoscopy
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stroke Management
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
301-856-2323Fax 855-385-5335
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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- POS OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OA Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati Medical Center (2013)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2012)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2007)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (2006)