David A Weiner, MD MS| Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Weiner is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spine surgery. His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Adult spinal deformities
- Pediatric scoliosis/vertebral body tethering
- Degenerative disorders and arthritis of the spine
- Disc replacement and minimally invasive spine fusion
Dr. Weiner has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences and scientific meetings.
He takes a conservative approach to patient care and focuses on non-surgical treatment options before recommending surgery. When surgery is the most appropriate path, he works with a multidisciplinary team to ensure patients’ needs are met and they have the support they need from diagnosis through surgery and recovery. Dr. Weiner works with all of his patients to provide them with the information they need to be active partners in decisions about their care.
When he’s not working, Dr. Weiner enjoys spending time with his family and doing home improvement projects.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Back Strain
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Tumor
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Spur
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Failed Back Syndrome
- Foraminal Stenosis
- Fracture Of The Thoracic Spine
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Disorder Of The Spine
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Median Nerve Compression
- Meningitis
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Pedicle Fracture
- Pinched Nerve
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Stapedectomy
- Stress Fracture
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Thoracic Spine Instability
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vertebral Compression Fracture
- Vertebral Fractures
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Clubfoot Correction
- Degenerative Disc Disease Surgery
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cyst Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
- Transpsoas Approach Surgery
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
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Administrators
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE East Select
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2021)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2020)
Internship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2015)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2014)
Graduate: Georgetown University (2010)
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Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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