Andrew Zhan Mo, MD| Spine Surgery | MedStar Health

Andrew Zhan Mo, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (492 reviews)

Specialties: Spine Surgery

Languages: English

About me

Dr. Mo is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon who treats adult, adolescent, and pediatric patients. His areas of special interest and expertise include:

  • Adult spinal deformity
  • Degenerative diseases of the spine
  • Spinal trauma
  • Minimally invasive spine surgery
  • Cervical laminoplasty
  • Cervical disc replacement
  • Pediatric and adolescent scoliosis

Dr. Mo is an active researcher and has published in several peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedics, and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Case Connector. He is has authored several book chapters and has presented at conferences in the U.S. and abroad.

Dr. Mo believes the patient is the most important person throughout the whole process of care and works with each patient to develop a treatment plan that will help them reach their goals.

Dr. Mo has been part of several medical mission trip to Colombia, where he treated both adult and pediatric patients. When he’s not at work, he enjoys photography and travel.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Adolescent Scoliosis
  • Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
  • Anterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Anterior Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Spine Surgery
  • Back Injury
  • Back Surgery
  • Burst Fracture
  • Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Cervical Myelopathy
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spine Fracture
  • Cervical Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Cervical Spine Injury
  • Cervical Spondylolisthesis
  • Compression Fracture Surgery
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Spine
  • Direct Lateral Approach
  • Disc Surgery
  • Endplate Fracture
  • Foot Drop
  • Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Herniated Disc
  • Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Lumbar Scoliosis
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
  • Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
  • Myelitis/Myelopathy
  • Myelopathy Surgery
  • Navigation Spine Surgery
  • Neck Injury
  • Nerve Compression Of The Cervical Spine
  • Nerve Compression Of The Lumbar Spine
  • Neural Foraminal Stenosis
  • Nonunion Fracture Of The Spine
  • Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
  • Posterior Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Thoracic Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
  • Radiculopathy
  • Smith Petersen Osteotomy
  • Spinal Cyst
  • Spinal Stenosis Surgery
  • Spine Osteotomy
  • Spine Reconstruction
  • Spine Surgery
  • Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
  • Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
  • Thoracic Spine Fracture
  • Thoracic Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Thoracic Spine Surgery
  • Transpsoas Approach
  • Vertebral Fracture
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Vertebrae
  • Absent Vertebrae
  • Adolescent Scoliosis
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Atlantoaxial Rotary Subluxation
  • Back Injury
  • Bulging Disc
  • Burst Fracture
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Cervical Bone Spur
  • Cervical Compression Fracture
  • Cervical Deformity
  • Cervical Disc Degeneration
  • Cervical Disc Disease
  • Cervical Disc Displacement
  • Cervical Herniated Disc
  • Cervical Myelopathy
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spine Fracture
  • Cervical Spine Injury
  • Cervical Spine Mass
  • Cervical Spine Stress Fracture
  • Cervical Spine Tumor
  • Cervical Spondylolisthesis
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Cervicogenic Headache
  • Complex Spine Deformities
  • Compression Fracture
  • Congenital Malformation Of The Spine
  • Congenital Scoliosis
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Spine
  • Degenerative Spine Conditions
  • Endplate Fracture
  • Facet Joint Syndrome
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Flatback Syndrome Post Harrington Rods
  • Foot Drag
  • Foot Drop
  • Forestier's Disease
  • Herniated Disc
  • Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis
  • Intraspinal Abscess
  • Junctional Kyphosis
  • Klippel Feil Syndrome
  • Kyphosis
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Lumbar Disc Disease
  • Lumbar Herniated Disc
  • Lumbar Scoliosis
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture
  • Lumbar Spine Injury
  • Lumbar Spine Stress Fracture
  • Lumbar Spine Tumor
  • Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
  • Lumbar Spondylosis
  • Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
  • Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
  • Meningioma Of The Spine
  • Myelitis/Myelopathy
  • Myelopathy
  • Neck Arthritis
  • Neck Injury
  • Nerve Compression Of The Cervical Spine
  • Nerve Compression Of The Lumbar Spine
  • Nerve Compression Of The Thoracic Spine
  • Neural Foraminal Stenosis
  • Neurogenic Claudication
  • Nonunion Fracture Of The Spine
  • Odontoid Fractures
  • Post Laminectomy Kyphosis
  • Post Laminectomy Syndrome
  • Radiculopathy
  • Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
  • Scheuermann's Disease
  • Sciatica
  • Scoliosis
  • Spinal Abscess
  • Spinal Cord Compression
  • Spinal Cyst
  • Spinal Schwannoma
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Arthritis
  • Spine Deformities
  • Spine Deformity
  • Spine Fracture
  • Spine Injury
  • Spine Mass
  • Spine Osteoarthritis
  • Spine Tumor
  • Spondyloarthropathy
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylosis
  • Spondylosis With Myelopathy
  • Sports Related Cervical Spine Injury
  • Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
  • Thoracic Herniated Disc
  • Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
  • Thoracic Spine Fracture
  • Thoracic Spine Injury
  • Thoracic Spine Tumor
  • Thoracic Spondylolisthesis
  • Vertebral Fracture
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Procedures I perform

  • Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
  • Anterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Anterior Spine Fusion
  • Anterior Spine Surgery
  • Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering
  • Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Cervical Spine
  • Back Surgery
  • Cervical Decompression
  • Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Cervical Laminoplasty
  • Cervical Laminotomy
  • Cervical Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Cervical Spine Revision
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Complex Spine Surgery
  • Compression Fracture Surgery
  • Craniocervical Junction Surgery
  • Decompression Laminectomy
  • Direct Lateral Approach
  • Disc Arthroplasty
  • Disc Replacement
  • Disc Surgery
  • Diskectomy
  • Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
  • Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminoplasty
  • Laser Spine Surgery
  • Lateral Access Spine Surgery
  • Low Back Surgery
  • Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Microsurgery Of The Cervical Spine
  • Microsurgery Of The Lumbar Spine
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
  • Myelopathy Surgery
  • Navigation Spine Surgery
  • Non Invasive Scoliosis Treatment
  • Occipito Cervical Fusion
  • Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
  • Posterior Cervical Laminectomy And Fusion
  • Posterior Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Thoracic Spine Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
  • Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
  • Prone Transpsoas (PTP) Technique
  • Robotic Spine Surgery
  • Scoliosis Surgery
  • Smith Petersen Osteotomy
  • Spinal Abscess Surgery
  • Spinal Cord Surgery
  • Spinal Cyst Removal
  • Spinal Stenosis Surgery
  • Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
  • Spine Fusion
  • Spine Microsurgery
  • Spine Osteotomy
  • Spine Reconstruction
  • Spine Revision
  • Spine Surgery
  • Spondylosis Surgery
  • Spondylosyndesis
  • Surgery For Sciatica
  • Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
  • Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery
  • Thoracic Laminectomy
  • Thoracic Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Thoracic Spine Fracture Surgery
  • Thoracic Spine Fusion
  • Thoracic Spine Surgery
  • Three Column Osteotomy
  • Transpsoas Approach
  • Transthoracic Discectomy
  • Tubular Discectomy
  • Vertebrae Surgery
  • Vertebral Column Resection
  • Vertebroplasty
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Practice locations

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882 Muddy Branch Road
Gaithersburg, MD, 20878

301-774-8958

Fax 410-354-2985

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18109 Prince Philip Drive
Suite 325
Olney, MD, 20832

301-774-8958

Fax 410-354-2985

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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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
    • Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
    • CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Medicare Fee for Service
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • UHC Community Plan of MD
    • Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
    • Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • CFBCBS EPO
    • Kaiser Virginia Premier
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
    • CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • POS OA & OA Plus
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Open EPO Plus
    • Open POS II
    • Network OA
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Open HMO
    • Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • PPO and PPO Plus
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Aetna HMO
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Opoen HMO Option
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • United Student Resources
    • FIRST HEALTH
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • First Health PPO
    • Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Tricare Prime

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowship Program: University of Miami (2021)

Residency Program: Lenox Hill Hospital (2020)

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2015)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider's discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.7
  • Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your care

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Feb 15, 2024

    Dr Mo is very good about explaining what is wrong and options you have to fix it.

  • Feb 5, 2024

    I am complicated and he recognized this and made further Specialists referrals that he knows and trusts.

  • Jan 30, 2024

    Dr Andrew Mo explains everything quite clearly and answers any and all questions with care and clarity.