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 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
9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 302
Baltimore, MD, 21237
9000 Franklin Square Dr
IR Ste
Baltimore, MD, 21237
110 Irving St NW
G019
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- IH-POS Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Passport
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Administrators
- OA Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Navigate
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-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)