About me
Dr. Chris Kalhorn is a Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery, co-director of the Movement Disorders Program and Director of MedStar Georgetown’s epilepsy, pediatric and functional Neurosurgery Program. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and completed his Neurosurgical training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas under Dr. Robert Grossman, an internationally recognized expert in epilepsy and functional Neurosurgery. Dr. Kalhorn is a member of the MedStar Health Board of Directors. He is Chairman of the MedStar Health Quality, Safety and Professional Affairs Committee and a member of the MedStar Health Finance Committee. He serves as the Medical Director of the operating rooms at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
As a board-certified Neurosurgeon, Dr. Kalhorn focuses on the surgical management of epilepsy and surgery for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia. He has over 19 years of experience with DBS surgical implants. Other areas of focus include degenerative spine disease, lumbar and cervical disk herniations, spinal fusion surgery, brain tumors and the surgical treatment of chronic pain and spasticity. Dr. Kalhorn is an expert in robotic epilepsy surgery. His goal is to provide the highest quality, compassionate and personalized Neurosurgical care to his patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- 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
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Myelography
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Parkinson's Disease
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4972Fax 202-444-7344
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 Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (2002)
Internship: Aesthetic Breast and Cosmetic Surgery Center (1997)
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (1996)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025