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