About me
Rocco A. Armonda, MD, is director of Neuroendovascular Surgery for MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, surgical co-director for the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at MedStar Washington, and associate professor and director of Neurosurgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).
Dr. Armonda graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 and from USUHS in 1990, with academic honors. His surgical internship and neurosurgery residency were completed at Walter Reed Army MEDCEN. He was selected for a fellowship in Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadephia from 1997-99. He recently joined MedStar Health after a 31-year military career in which he was awarded the Bronze Star for service, the Army Medical Proficiency 'A' Designator for excellence in both clinical and academic medicine in 2009, and the Young Neurosurgeon's Award in 2005 from the AANS.
He focuses on the areas of cerebrovascular disease, neurotrauma, and neurocritical care. He has advanced the use of multi-modal monitoring in the military and treatment techniques to patients with neurotrauma and stroke with both invasive and non-invasive monitoring. His seminal work includes the detection and treatment of traumatic cerebral vasospasm, traumatic pseudoaneurysms, decompressive craniotomy for wartime trauma, cranial-facial post-traumatic reconstruction, multimodal AVM treatments, and the design and deployment of the advanced neurointerventional operating room.
His research efforts include clinical studies on the long-term outcomes of wartime post-hemicraniectomy patients, nanotechnology designed biologically active stents for neurovascular disease, non-invasive monitoring of cerebral blood flow, the neurovascular effects of blast injuries, and neurosurgical surgical simulators for hemicraniectomy training modules.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Dorsalgia
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration Of Pharmacologic Agent
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor 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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (1999)
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1997)
Internship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1990)
Medical School: United States Military Academy (1986)