Bruce Davidson, MD| Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
About me
Bruce Davidson, MD, has been a faculty member of the Georgetown Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery since 1994 and has been professor and chairman of the Department since 2002. Dr. Davidson is a graduate of the Georgetown Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program, and, after completing a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, he returned to Washington to join the faculty. He is proud to have overseen the growth in the Department over the past decade.
Dr. Bruce Davidson is an active member of Georgetown's weekly multidisciplinary head and neck tumor conference. As a head and neck surgeon, Dr. Bruce Davidson utilizes this conference to meet with radiation therapists, medical oncologists, and radiologists to discuss each new patient in detail in order to determine the best plan for treatment. Multidisciplinary care can also include speech pathology, dental oncology, and audiology, as needed. Patients currently undergoing treatment and those with complex issues in follow up are also discussed by this team of experts to ensure the highest level of care is provided.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Floor Of Mouth Cancer
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Thyroidectomy
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Total Thyroidectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Mouth And Pharynx
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Coughing Up Blood
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Floor Of Mouth Cancer
- Gum Cancer
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Jaw Diseases
- Larynx Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Palate Cancer
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Speech Disturbances
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Biopsy Of Salivary Gland
- Buccal Mucosa Excision
- Cervical Esophagectomy
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Change Trachea Tracheostomy Device
- Cricoid Split
- Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Esophagectomy
- Esophagoscopy With Biopsy
- Esophagoscopy With Diverticulectomy
- Excision Lesion Floor Mouth
- Excision Lesion Tongue No Closure
- Excision Of Maxilla
- Excision Of Parotid Tumor
- Excision Of Sublingual Gland
- Excision Of Vocal Cord Lesion
- Floor Of Mouth Excision
- Glossectomy
- Hypopharyngectomy
- Laryngectomy
- Laryngofissure And Cordectomy
- Laryngopharyngectomy
- Laryngopharyngoesophagectomy
- Laryngoscopy With Biopsy
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision And Microscope
- Larynx Endoscopic Excision
- Larynx Excision
- Larynx Resection
- Lingual Gland Excision
- Lingual Tonsil Excision
- Lip Biopsy
- Mandibulectomy
- Maxillectomy
- Medial Maxillectomy
- Neck Lymph Node Excision
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Oral Cavity And Throat Excision
- Oropharynx Biopsy
- Palate Biopsy
- Palate Implant
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotid Gland Resection
- Parotidectomy
- Partial Glossectomy
- Pharyngectomy
- Pharyngolaryngectomy
- Pharynx Endoscopic Excision
- Pharynx Excision
- Pharynx Lesion Excision
- Pharynx Resection
- Retromolar Trigone Excision
- Robotic Transoral Lateral Oropharyngectomy
- Salivary Gland Excision
- Salvage Laryngectomy
- Soft Palate Excision
- Sublingual Gland Excision
- Submandibular Gland Excision
- Supraglottic Laryngectomy
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroidectomy
- Tongue Biopsy
- Tongue Excision
- Tonsil Resection
- Tonsillectomy
- Total Laryngectomy
- Total Thyroidectomy
- Trachea Excision
- Tracheostomy
- Transoral Lateral Oropharyngectomy
- Transoral Robotic Surgery
- Vestibule Lesion Excision
- Vestibuloplasty
- Voice Prosthetic Device Evaluation
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 Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Indemnity
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1994)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1992)
Internship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (1988)
Medical School: West Virginia University (1987)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Fall 2017) Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery Is Teamwork at Its Best