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
- Arterial Thrombolysis
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Endovascular Treatment
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Artery Restriction
- Papilledema And Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Transcatheter Occlusion
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Aneurysm
- Artery Blockage In The Brain
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Brain Defect
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Craniosynostosis
- Dorsalgia
- Encephalitis
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Fungal Meningitis
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Lumbar Disc Disorders
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Syringomyelia
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Arterial Thrombolysis
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Hemisphere Excision
- Cerebral Hemisphere Extirpation
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Common Carotid Artery Dilation
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Base Reconstruction
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dilation Of Left External Iliac Artery With Stent
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration Of Pharmacologic Agent
- Endovascular Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Extirpation Of Brain Matter
- Extirpation Of Right Femoral Vein
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Of Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries Using Other Contrast Agent
- Fluoroscopy Right Upper Extremity Arteries
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Head And Neck Region Computer Assisted Procedure
- Hematoma Drainage
- Intracranial Arteries Plain Radiography
- Intracranial Artery Restriction
- Intracranial Subdural Space Drainage
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Occlusion Left External Iliac Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Papilledema And Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Pec Implants
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Pressure Flow Study
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Pump Therapy
- Replacement Frontal Bone
- Skull Reposition With Internal Fixation, Open
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Subdural Hematoma Treatment
- Supratentorial Hematoma Evacuation
- Thoracic Aorta Fluoroscopy
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thread Lift
- Transcatheter Occlusion
- Unlisted Male Genital System Procedure
- 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
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OA Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
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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)