Cristina A. Aragona, JD MSPAS PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
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Cristina A. Aragona

Cristina A. Aragona, JD MSPAS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Aneurysm
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Hydrocephalus Shunting
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Proton Beam Radiosurgery
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Spinal Disc Herniation
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Adrenal Tumor
  • Aneurysm
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Back Pain
  • Benign Essential Tremor
  • Brain Cyst
  • Brain Tumor
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Cervical Herniated Disc
  • Congenital Hydrocephalus
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Cutaneous Abscess
  • Epidural Hematoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Inflammatory Spondylopathies
  • Intervertebral Disc Disorders
  • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  • Kyphosis
  • Lordosis
  • Lumbar Myelopathy
  • Malignant Brain Tumor
  • Meningioma
  • Menioma Brain Tumor
  • Moyamoya Disease
  • Omphalocele
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Scoliosis
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Disc Herniation
  • Spinal Infection
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Osteoporosis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylolysis
  • Spondylosis
  • Sports Concussion
  • Syringomyelia
  • Thigh Fracture
  • Thoracic Spine Instability
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Vascular Malformation
  • Vertebral Compression Fracture
  • Vertebral Fractures
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Procedures I perform

  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
  • Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
  • Carotid Artery Angioplasty And Stenting
  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Carpal Tunnel Release
  • Cervical Laminectomy
  • Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
  • Cervical Spinal Cord Release
  • Chiari Malformation Treatment
  • Coil Embolization
  • Craniectomy For Abscess
  • Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
  • Craniectomy For Meningioma
  • Cranioplasty
  • Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
  • Heel Tendon Repair
  • Hydrocephalus Shunting
  • Image-Guided Neurosurgery
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminotomy
  • Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement
  • Lumbar Discectomy
  • Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Median Nerve Decompression
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Nerve Grafting
  • Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
  • Papilledema And Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Parotid Biopsy
  • Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Pituitary Tumor Surgery
  • Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
  • Proton Beam Radiosurgery
  • Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
  • Scoliosis Deformity Correction
  • Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
  • Shunt Placement
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Spinal Disc Replacement
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
  • Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
  • Sports Injury Treatment
  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
  • Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
  • Stroke Management
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
  • Thoracic Discectomy
  • Thoracic Laminectomy
  • Thrombolysis
  • Transsphenoidal Surgery
  • Tumor Embolization
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  • Vascular Malformation Treatment
  • Vertebral Corpectomy
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
Ste G019
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-5580

Fax 202-877-8374

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Fax 202-877-8374

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

Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Neurosurgery

Graduate: George Washington University (2018)

Graduate: Syracuse University (1992)

Hospital affiliations