David A Weiner, MD MS| Orthopedic 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, doing home improvement projects, and playing golf.
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
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Spur
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chest Injury
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- 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
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- 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
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Stapedectomy
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vertebral Fractures
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Clubfoot Correction
- 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
- 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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UHC Passport
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Network OA
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Student Resources
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
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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)
Awards
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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