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
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OA Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- TRICARE for Life East
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
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