Elizabeth Marie Garcia, PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Neurostimulation
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Bleeding In Brain
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chiari Malformation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Limb Deformity
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Meningioma
- Muscle Disorders
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Postprocedural States
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stroke Management
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
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
- IH-HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- HighMark
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: Barry University (2020)