About me
Jean-Marc Voyadzis, MD, is associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery and co-director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at MedStar Georgetown. He is also Director of Spinal Oncology and Spine Tumor Surgery at MedStar Georgetown.
Dr. Voyadzis earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and received the Kober Medal for the highest overall record of academic performance. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and a fellowship in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of Chicago. With broad interests and expertise in both brain and spinal surgery, he is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and is an active member of several neurosurgical societies.
Dr. Voyadzis has published numerous book chapters, journal articles, and abstracts on various topics related to neurosurgery, including Controversies in Spine Surgery, MIS versus OPEN, and Decision Making for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. He has been invited to speak as an expert on spine surgery and has trained surgeons all over the world, including the United States, Germany, Brazil, China and France.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Flap Surgery
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Spondylosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- 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 Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cholecystectomy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Pancreas
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Hand Arthritis Treatment
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Osteotomy
- Pain Clinic
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Prosthetic And Orthotic Therapy
- Robotic Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Abscess Treatment
- Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation Treatment
- Spinal Bone Grafting
- Spinal Cord Injury Pain Treatment
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation For Pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Spinal Decompression Therapy For Pain
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Dural Fistula Treatment
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Hematoma Treatment
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Manipulation For Pain
- Spinal Mobilization For Pain
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Nerve Blocks For Pain
- Spinal Occupational Therapy For Pain
- Spinal Pain Rehabilitation
- Spinal Pain Rehabilitation Options
- Spinal Pain Treatment Center
- Spinal Physical Therapy For Pain
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Speech Therapy For Pain
- Spinal Traction Therapy For Pain
- Spinal Tumor Embolization
- Spinal Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Supratrochlear Nerve Block For Migraine
- Thoracic Discectomy
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Transplant Pediatric Surgery
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment
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
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Network OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- POS OA
- UHC Passport
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Student Resources
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OA Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Network OA
- HighMark
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago (2007)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2001)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2000)
Awards
- Top Doctor, Washingtonian, 2017-2023
- Bethesda Magazine Top Doctors 2021-2023
- Northern Virginia Magazine Top Doctors 2022
- Calvert County Community Service Award 2017
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Spring 2025) Innovative awake spinal surgery delivers a fast, pain-free recovery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2024) Minimally invasive, robotic spine surgery a life-changer for area physician
Bethesda Magazine Top Doctors (2023) - Magazine Cover
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2021) Remarkable recovery after high-risk spinal tumor removal
We are proud to be the first in the Washington D.C. region to have Globus ExcelsiusGPS, a robotic navigation system specifically designed for spine surgery - (2020) Robotic Spine Surgery
MedStarGeorgetownMD: Robotic spine surgery: promise of less pain, quicker recovery. (Fall 2020) - Robotic Spine Surgery: Promise of Less Pain, Quicker Recovery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - A Real Miracle: Complex Spine Surgery Resolves Partial Paralysis - (Spring 2019) A Real Miracle: Complex Spine Surgery Resolves Partial Paralysis
Washingtonian - Top Doctors (2018) - Technical Innovations in Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Summer 2017) No Distance is Too Great for Pain Relief With Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Back to Normal: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Resolves Pain, Restores Mobility (2016) - Back to Normal: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Resolves Pain, Restores Mobility
(Spring 2014) From Back Pain to Pain Free: Treating Low Back Pain with a Minimally Invasive Procedure
Learn more about how Dr. Voyadzis helped patient, Roseanne Shepler "The Pain is gone!" by patient, Roseanne Shepler