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

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

Specialties: Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery

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

Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Graduate: George Washington University (2018)

Graduate: Syracuse University (1992)

Hospital affiliations