David A Weiner, MD MS| Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Weiner is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spine surgery. His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Adult spinal deformities
- Pediatric scoliosis/vertebral body tethering
- Degenerative disorders and arthritis of the spine
- Disc replacement and minimally invasive spine fusion
Dr. Weiner has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences and scientific meetings.
He takes a conservative approach to patient care and focuses on non-surgical treatment options before recommending surgery. When surgery is the most appropriate path, he works with a multidisciplinary team to ensure patients’ needs are met and they have the support they need from diagnosis through surgery and recovery. Dr. Weiner works with all of his patients to provide them with the information they need to be active partners in decisions about their care.
When he’s not working, Dr. Weiner enjoys spending time with his family, doing home improvement projects, and playing golf.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Back Strain
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Tumor
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Spur
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chest Injury
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Failed Back Syndrome
- Foraminal Stenosis
- Fracture Of The Thoracic Spine
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Disorder Of The Spine
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Median Nerve Compression
- Meningitis
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Pedicle Fracture
- Pinched Nerve
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Stapedectomy
- Stress Fracture
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Thoracic Spine Instability
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vertebral Compression Fracture
- Vertebral Fractures
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Clubfoot Correction
- Degenerative Disc Disease Surgery
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cyst Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
- Transpsoas Approach Surgery
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
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- POS OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2021)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2020)
Internship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2015)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2014)
Graduate: Georgetown University (2010)
Awards
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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