About me
Dr. Anaizi is an associate professor of Neurosurgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, a member of the multidisciplinary skull base surgery team and a specialist in minimally invasive neurosurgery. He completed fellowship training at the University of Cincinnati (Mayfield Clinic) in skull base surgery and minimally invasive treatment of a variety of brain conditions, including the full spectrum of brain tumors. Additionally, Dr. Anaizi completed advanced training in minimally invasive spine surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Anaizi has conducted extensive research in brain tumor treatment with numerous articles in peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Anaizi’s Philosophy of Care
I understand how frightening the prospect of brain or spine surgery is for my patients. It is my responsibility to help them understand their conditions and offer clear and detailed guidance so they can make informed decisions about their surgical options.
I recognize that these decisions are not easy. I treat my patients as I would treat my own family, when I counsel them on their options. I explain that surgery is considered only when nonsurgical interventions are not appropriate or have been unsuccessful. I want them to feel comfortable and safe. If they decide on surgery, whenever possible, I provide minimally invasive treatment that reduces risks and allows my patients to recover quickly, and return to their lives. My goal is to improve my patients’ quality of life.
Dr. Anaizi specializes include:
- Minimally Invasive Brain & Cranial Base Surgery
- Open and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Scoliosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Eye And Adnexa
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Arteriogram
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Kyphoplasty
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
301-856-2323Fax 855-385-5335
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
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati Medical Center (2013)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2012)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2007)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (2006)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025