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
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Direct
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (1995)
Internship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1989)
Medical School: George Washington University (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/