About me
Edward F. Aulisi, MD, FAANS, FACS, is the Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and serves as Surgical Director of the MedStar Neuroscience Center. He is also the Medical Director of the MedStar Pituitary Center with decades of experience in pituitary surgery using both open and endoscopic surgical approaches.
Dr. Aulisi is a nationally known expert in spine surgery, and a pioneer in Robotic Image Guided surgery, having performed the first Cirq Robotic spine surgery in the United states. In addition to spine treatments, his patients also have onsite access to specialists in rehabilitation medicine with the renowned MedStar National Rehabilitation Network.
Dr. Aulisi is deeply committed to providing expert and compassionate care to patients. He takes the time to ensure each patient understands their diagnosis and the best treatment options to meet their individual needs. His approach to care has led to excellent patient outcomes.
Dr. Aulisi's highlights:
- Board certified neurosurgeon with advanced training in tumors of the skull base, neurovascular microsurgery, complicated spinal surgery, neurotrauma and computer-assisted neurosurgery.
- Advanced training in complex robotic spinal surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery and surgery for tumors at the base of the skull, including pituitary tumors.
- Pioneer in Cirq Robotic image guided spine surgery.
- Named one of Washingtonian Magazine's "Top Doctors." 26 years in a row
- Princeton University graduate.
- Licensed in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland.
- Neurosurgery professor at Georgetown University.
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cushing Syndrome
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meningioma
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Hemisphere Extirpation
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Cholecystectomy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebellum
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Intracranial Subdural Space Drainage
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Nerve Release
- Lumbar Vertebral Disc Excision
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Orbitocranial Approach To Anterior Cranial Fossa
- Osteotomy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pec Implants
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Removal Of Internal Fixation Device
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scalp Skin Repair
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Meninges Supplement
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Supplement Dura Mater
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Discectomy
- Thoracic Vertebral Disc Excision
- Thread Lift
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Vasopneumatic Devices
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-5026Fax 202-877-5551
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (1995)
Graduate: George Washington University (1989)
Internship: George Washington University Hospital (1989)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://blog.medstarwashington.org/2020/10/06/cirq-and-airo-surgery/
https://wtop.com/health-fitness/2020/11/d-c-surgeons-are-first-in-the-western-hemisphere-to-use-new-robotic-arm-technology/amp/