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