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