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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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Passport
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Network OA
- Aetna Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
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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