Cristina A. Aragona, JD MSPAS PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
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
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
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
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 HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: George Washington University (2018)
Graduate: Syracuse University (1992)