Paul L. Asdourian, MD| Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Asdourian, is an orthopaedic spine surgeon trained in reconstructive spinal surgery. His expertise is in the treatment of adult spinal deformity, spondylolisthesis, and degenerative disc disease. For more than 34 years, Dr. Asdourian has utilized state-of-the-art techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of failed cervical and lumbar decompressions and fusions. Dr. Asdourian was a key investigator in cervical artificial disc replacements. He has pioneered the use of robotic spine surgery in the MedStar system. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society, the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society. He is a member and former President of the Maryland Orthopaedic Society. He currently serves as the Orthopaedic Medical Director of the Medstar Medical Group.
Read Dr. Asdourian's CV
Awards
Dr. Asdourian has repeatedly been named a Baltimore Magazine "Top Doc" for orthopaedic spinal surgery, most recently in 2023.
Interests
His special interests include the treatment of adult spinal deformity, spinal tumors and infections, spondylolisthesis, cervical and lumbar herniated discs, cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis. He uses state-of-the-art robotic navigation technology to treat these spinal disorders.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chest Injury
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epidural Hematoma
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Thoracic Discectomy
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
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Navigate
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- POS OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center-Chicago (1987)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (1986)
Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital (1982)
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine (1981)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015