About me
Edward F. Aulisi, MD, FAANS, FACS, is the Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and serves as Surgical Director of the MedStar Neuroscience Center. He is also the Medical Director of the MedStar Pituitary Center with decades of experience in pituitary surgery using both open and endoscopic surgical approaches.
Dr. Aulisi is a nationally known expert in spine surgery, and a pioneer in Robotic Image Guided surgery, having performed the first Cirq Robotic spine surgery in the United states. In addition to spine treatments, his patients also have onsite access to specialists in rehabilitation medicine with the renowned MedStar National Rehabilitation Network.
Dr. Aulisi is deeply committed to providing expert and compassionate care to patients. He takes the time to ensure each patient understands their diagnosis and the best treatment options to meet their individual needs. His approach to care has led to excellent patient outcomes.
Dr. Aulisi's highlights:
- Board certified neurosurgeon with advanced training in tumors of the skull base, neurovascular microsurgery, complicated spinal surgery, neurotrauma and computer-assisted neurosurgery.
- Advanced training in complex robotic spinal surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery and surgery for tumors at the base of the skull, including pituitary tumors.
- Pioneer in Cirq Robotic image guided spine surgery.
- Named one of Washingtonian Magazine's "Top Doctors." 26 years in a row
- Princeton University graduate.
- Licensed in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland.
- Neurosurgery professor at Georgetown University.
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Scoliosis
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Excision Of Spinal Meninges
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Osteotomy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Supplement Dura Mater
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-5026Fax 202-877-5551
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
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Sentara Health
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare FFS
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (1995)
Medical School: George Washington University (1989)
Internship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1989)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://blog.medstarwashington.org/2020/10/06/cirq-and-airo-surgery/
https://wtop.com/health-fitness/2020/11/d-c-surgeons-are-first-in-the-western-hemisphere-to-use-new-robotic-arm-technology/amp/