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
- Scoliosis
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- 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
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Kyphoplasty
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Nerve Block
- Osteotomy
- Pain Clinic
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Abscess Treatment
- Spinal Bone Grafting
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation For Pain
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Hematoma Treatment
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Transplant Pediatric Surgery
- Vertebral Body Replacement
Practice locations
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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery
Washington, DC, 20007
10401 Hospital Dr
Ste 101 Bldg A
Clinton, MD, 20735
130 Hospital Rd
Ste 101
Prince Frederick, MD, 20678
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
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Navigate
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
Videos
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, 2025
- 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