Cristina A. Aragona, JD MSPAS PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
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Cristina A. Aragona

Cristina A. Aragona, JD MSPAS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Aneurysm
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Hydrocephalus Shunting
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Proton Beam Radiosurgery
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Spinal Disc Herniation
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Adrenal Tumor
  • Aneurysm
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Back Pain
  • Benign Essential Tremor
  • Brain Cyst
  • Brain Tumor
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Cervical Herniated Disc
  • Congenital Hydrocephalus
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Cutaneous Abscess
  • Epidural Hematoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Inflammatory Spondylopathies
  • Intervertebral Disc Disorders
  • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  • Kyphosis
  • Lordosis
  • Lumbar Myelopathy
  • Malignant Brain Tumor
  • Meningioma
  • Menioma Brain Tumor
  • Moyamoya Disease
  • Omphalocele
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Scoliosis
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Disc Herniation
  • Spinal Infection
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Osteoporosis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylolysis
  • Spondylosis
  • Sports Concussion
  • Syringomyelia
  • Thigh Fracture
  • Thoracic Spine Instability
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Vascular Malformation
  • Vertebral Compression Fracture
  • Vertebral Fractures
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Procedures I perform

  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
  • Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
  • Carotid Artery Angioplasty And Stenting
  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Carpal Tunnel Release
  • Cervical Laminectomy
  • Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
  • Cervical Spinal Cord Release
  • Chiari Malformation Treatment
  • Coil Embolization
  • Craniectomy For Abscess
  • Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
  • Craniectomy For Meningioma
  • Cranioplasty
  • Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
  • Heel Tendon Repair
  • Hydrocephalus Shunting
  • Image-Guided Neurosurgery
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminotomy
  • Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement
  • Lumbar Discectomy
  • Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Median Nerve Decompression
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Nerve Grafting
  • Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
  • Papilledema And Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Parotid Biopsy
  • Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Pituitary Tumor Surgery
  • Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
  • Proton Beam Radiosurgery
  • Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
  • Scoliosis Deformity Correction
  • Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
  • Shunt Placement
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Spinal Disc Replacement
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
  • Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
  • Sports Injury Treatment
  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
  • Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
  • Stroke Management
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
  • Thoracic Discectomy
  • Thoracic Laminectomy
  • Thrombolysis
  • Transsphenoidal Surgery
  • Tumor Embolization
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  • Vascular Malformation Treatment
  • Vertebral Corpectomy
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
Ste G019
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-5580

Fax 202-877-8374

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Fax 202-877-8374

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

Education

Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Graduate: George Washington University (2018)

Graduate: Syracuse University (1992)

Hospital affiliations