About me
A senior neurosurgeon and professor of Neurosurgery at Georgetown University, Dr. Watson leads the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Watson earned his Bachelor of Science at Stanford University and his medical degree at the University of California, San Diego. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the Medical College of Virginia (now V.C.U.) in Richmond. Dr. Watson was fellowship trained at the National Institutes of Health in pituitary surgery and cerebrovascular research/surgery. He brings the wisdom of “those pioneers in neurosurgery from both coasts who instructed me” to bear on his patients here at MGUH.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracranial Subdural Space Drainage
- Laminotomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Bleeding In Brain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chiari Malformation
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniosynostosis
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epidural Hematoma
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Ischemic Stroke
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Brain Tumor
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Menioma Brain Tumor
- Metastatic Brain Cancer
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurofibromatosis
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Fractures
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Syringomyelia
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Malformation
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vertebral Fractures
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Excision Of Acoustic Nerve
- Excision Of Cerebellum
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Excision, Neurofibroma Or Neurolemmoma
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Hematoma Drainage
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intracranial Subdural Space Drainage
- Intraoperative Brain Mapping
- Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Nerve Release
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Muscle Injection
- Neuroendoscopy
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Parkinson's Disease
- Phalanx Bone Excision
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Pressure Flow Study
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thread Lift
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Corpectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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2300 Opitz Blvd Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA, 22191
703-523-1000Fax 571-542-9992
3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-7547Fax 202-444-7797
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (1999)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Neuroimaging Fellowship (1997)
Internship: VCU School of Medicine (1992)
Medical School: University of California San Diego (1991)