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
- Flap Surgery
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Spondylosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cholecystectomy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Pancreas
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Osteotomy
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Thoracic Discectomy
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
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
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Network OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Student Resources
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OA Plus
- HighMark
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
- 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