About me
Jean-Marc Voyadzis, MD, is associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery and co-director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at MedStar Georgetown. He is also Director of Spinal Oncology and Spine Tumor Surgery at MedStar Georgetown.
Dr. Voyadzis earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and received the Kober Medal for the highest overall record of academic performance. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and a fellowship in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of Chicago. With broad interests and expertise in both brain and spinal surgery, he is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and is an active member of several neurosurgical societies.
Dr. Voyadzis has published numerous book chapters, journal articles, and abstracts on various topics related to neurosurgery, including Controversies in Spine Surgery, MIS versus OPEN, and Decision Making for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. He has been invited to speak as an expert on spine surgery and has trained surgeons all over the world, including the United States, Germany, Brazil, China and France.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Kyphoplasty
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Nerve Block
- Osteotomy
- Pain Clinic
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Abscess Treatment
- Spinal Bone Grafting
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation For Pain
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Hematoma Treatment
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Transplant Pediatric Surgery
- Vertebral Body Replacement
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
301-856-2323Fax 855-385-5335
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
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare FFS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Student Resources
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Administrators
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago (2007)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2001)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2000)
Awards
- Top Doctor, Washingtonian, 2017-2023, 2025
- Bethesda Magazine Top Doctors 2021-2023
- Northern Virginia Magazine Top Doctors 2022
- Calvert County Community Service Award 2017
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Spring 2025) Innovative awake spinal surgery delivers a fast, pain-free recovery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2024) Minimally invasive, robotic spine surgery a life-changer for area physician
Bethesda Magazine Top Doctors (2023) - Magazine Cover
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2021) Remarkable recovery after high-risk spinal tumor removal
We are proud to be the first in the Washington D.C. region to have Globus ExcelsiusGPS, a robotic navigation system specifically designed for spine surgery - (2020) Robotic Spine Surgery
MedStarGeorgetownMD: Robotic spine surgery: promise of less pain, quicker recovery. (Fall 2020) - Robotic Spine Surgery: Promise of Less Pain, Quicker Recovery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - A Real Miracle: Complex Spine Surgery Resolves Partial Paralysis - (Spring 2019) A Real Miracle: Complex Spine Surgery Resolves Partial Paralysis
Washingtonian - Top Doctors (2018) - Technical Innovations in Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Summer 2017) No Distance is Too Great for Pain Relief With Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Back to Normal: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Resolves Pain, Restores Mobility (2016) - Back to Normal: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Resolves Pain, Restores Mobility
(Spring 2014) From Back Pain to Pain Free: Treating Low Back Pain with a Minimally Invasive Procedure
Learn more about how Dr. Voyadzis helped patient, Roseanne Shepler "The Pain is gone!" by patient, Roseanne Shepler