Bruce Davidson, MD| Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
About me
Bruce Davidson, MD, has been a faculty member of the Georgetown Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery since 1994 and has been professor and chairman of the Department since 2002. Dr. Davidson is a graduate of the Georgetown Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program, and, after completing a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, he returned to Washington to join the faculty. He is proud to have overseen the growth in the Department over the past decade.
Dr. Bruce Davidson is an active member of Georgetown's weekly multidisciplinary head and neck tumor conference. As a head and neck surgeon, Dr. Bruce Davidson utilizes this conference to meet with radiation therapists, medical oncologists, and radiologists to discuss each new patient in detail in order to determine the best plan for treatment. Multidisciplinary care can also include speech pathology, dental oncology, and audiology, as needed. Patients currently undergoing treatment and those with complex issues in follow up are also discussed by this team of experts to ensure the highest level of care is provided.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Thyroidectomy
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Total Thyroidectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Sinusitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Candidiasis
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Anomalies
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Coughing Up Blood
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Joint Derangement
- Larynx Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Speech Disturbances
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tonsil Cancer
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adenoidectomy
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Change Trachea Tracheostomy Device
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Enteroscopy
- Esophagectomy
- Excision Of Acoustic Nerve
- Excision Of Right Tibia
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Frontal Sinus Obliteration
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hemorrhage Control
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Jejunum Transplant
- Laryngeal Stroboscopy
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision And Microscope
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Lesion Excision
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Mastoidectomy
- Myringotomy
- Neck Lymph Node Excision
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Ostectomy
- Palate Implant
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotidectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Pharynx Endoscopic Excision
- Submandibular Gland Excision
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroidectomy
- Tonsillectomy
- Tracheostomy
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Unlisted Larynx Procedure
- Vestibuloplasty
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
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Navigate
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- POS OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1994)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1992)
Internship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (1988)
Medical School: West Virginia University (1987)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Fall 2017) Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery Is Teamwork at Its Best