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