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