Alissia A. Bishop, BSCHSC PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Meningioma
- Migraine
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Malformation
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Laminectomy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromodulation
- Neuroplasty
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Shunt Placement
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Sympathectomy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)
