About me
Dr. Chris Kalhorn is a Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery, co-director of the Movement Disorders Program and Director of MedStar Georgetown’s epilepsy, pediatric and functional Neurosurgery Program. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and completed his Neurosurgical training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas under Dr. Robert Grossman, an internationally recognized expert in epilepsy and functional Neurosurgery. Dr. Kalhorn is a member of the MedStar Health Board of Directors. He is Chairman of the MedStar Health Quality, Safety and Professional Affairs Committee and a member of the MedStar Health Finance Committee. He serves as the Medical Director of the operating rooms at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
As a board-certified Neurosurgeon, Dr. Kalhorn focuses on the surgical management of epilepsy and surgery for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia. He has over 19 years of experience with DBS surgical implants. Other areas of focus include degenerative spine disease, lumbar and cervical disk herniations, spinal fusion surgery, brain tumors and the surgical treatment of chronic pain and spasticity. Dr. Kalhorn is an expert in robotic epilepsy surgery. His goal is to provide the highest quality, compassionate and personalized Neurosurgical care to his patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Eye And Adnexa
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Myelography
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Parkinson's Disease
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4972Fax 202-444-7344
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-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Sentara Health
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (2002)
Internship: Aesthetic Breast and Cosmetic Surgery Center (1997)
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (1996)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025