Shannon Rasmussen Duescher, MS PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Mri
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meningioma
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Fractures
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Echoencephalography With Image Documentation
- Electroencephalogram
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lobectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myelography
- Nerve Block
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- HighMark
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-HMO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: Philadelphia University School of Science & Health (2014)