Laura Elizabeth Ayd, PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
Laura Elizabeth Ayd

Laura Elizabeth Ayd, PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Cerebral Edema
  • Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
  • Cervical Discectomy
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Laminectomy For Spinal Stenosis
  • Lumbar Discectomy
  • Meningioma
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
  • Scoliosis Deformity Correction
  • Spinal Cord Injury
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Aneurysm
  • Arachnoid Cyst
  • Back Pain
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
  • Biomechanical Lesions
  • Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Brain Cyst
  • Brain Disorders
  • Brain Tumor
  • Cerebral Edema
  • Cerebral Vasospasm
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Cervical Herniated Disc
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
  • Congenital Brain Defect
  • Congenital Hydrocephalus
  • Congenital Malformations Of Heart
  • Cutaneous Abscess
  • Deforming Dorsopathies
  • Dorsal Scapular Pain
  • Dorsalgia
  • Dorsopathies
  • Epidural Hematoma
  • Head Injury
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Intervertebral Disc Disorders
  • Intraspinal Granuloma
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
  • Meningioma
  • Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
  • Musculoskeletal System Complications
  • Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
  • Nontraumatic Brain Hemorrhage
  • Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Paralysis
  • Paralytic Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Postprocedural States
  • Rib And Sternum Fracture
  • Scoliosis
  • Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
  • Skull Fractures
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Disc Herniation
  • Spinal Infection
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Tumor
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylopathies
  • Spondylosis
  • Syringomyelia
  • Thigh Fracture
  • Thoracic Radiculopathy
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Procedures I perform

  • Angiogram
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
  • Cervical Discectomy
  • Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Cervical Laminectomy
  • Craniectomy For Aneurysm
  • Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
  • Craniectomy For Meningioma
  • Cranioplasty
  • Decompressive Laminectomy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Fibula Osteotomy
  • Heel Tendon Repair
  • Hematoma Drainage
  • Image-Guided Neurosurgery
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminectomy For Spinal Stenosis
  • Laminotomy
  • Lumbar Discectomy
  • Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Lumboperitoneal Shunt
  • Median Nerve Decompression
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Microsurgical Procedures
  • Microvascular Decompression
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Neuroendovascular Surgery
  • Neuromodulation
  • Neurostimulator Pulse Generator Insertion
  • Percutaneous Discectomy
  • Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
  • Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
  • Pituitary Tumor Surgery
  • Proton Beam Radiosurgery
  • Scoliosis Deformity Correction
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Spinal Disc Replacement
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
  • Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
  • Thoracic Discectomy
  • Thoracic Laminectomy
  • Transsphenoidal Surgery
  • Tumor Embolization
  • Ventriculostomy
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Practice locations

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9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 302
Baltimore, MD, 21237

443-777-8807

Fax 443-777-6867

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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.

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

Education

Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants

Graduate: Thomas Jefferson University (2018)