About me
Jean-Marc Voyadzis, MD, is associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery and co-director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at MedStar Georgetown. He is also Director of Spinal Oncology and Spine Tumor Surgery at MedStar Georgetown.
Dr. Voyadzis earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and received the Kober Medal for the highest overall record of academic performance. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and a fellowship in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of Chicago. With broad interests and expertise in both brain and spinal surgery, he is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and is an active member of several neurosurgical societies.
Dr. Voyadzis has published numerous book chapters, journal articles, and abstracts on various topics related to neurosurgery, including Controversies in Spine Surgery, MIS versus OPEN, and Decision Making for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. He has been invited to speak as an expert on spine surgery and has trained surgeons all over the world, including the United States, Germany, Brazil, China and France.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- 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
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Nerve Block
- Osteotomy
- Pain Clinic
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Abscess Treatment
- Spinal Bone Grafting
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation For Pain
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Hematoma Treatment
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Transplant Pediatric Surgery
- Vertebral Body Replacement
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
301-856-2323Fax 855-385-5335
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
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HighMark
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago (2007)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2001)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2000)
Awards
- Top Doctor, Washingtonian, 2017-2023, 2025
- Bethesda Magazine Top Doctors 2021-2023
- Northern Virginia Magazine Top Doctors 2022
- Calvert County Community Service Award 2017
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Spring 2025) Innovative awake spinal surgery delivers a fast, pain-free recovery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2024) Minimally invasive, robotic spine surgery a life-changer for area physician
Bethesda Magazine Top Doctors (2023) - Magazine Cover
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2021) Remarkable recovery after high-risk spinal tumor removal
We are proud to be the first in the Washington D.C. region to have Globus ExcelsiusGPS, a robotic navigation system specifically designed for spine surgery - (2020) Robotic Spine Surgery
MedStarGeorgetownMD: Robotic spine surgery: promise of less pain, quicker recovery. (Fall 2020) - Robotic Spine Surgery: Promise of Less Pain, Quicker Recovery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - A Real Miracle: Complex Spine Surgery Resolves Partial Paralysis - (Spring 2019) A Real Miracle: Complex Spine Surgery Resolves Partial Paralysis
Washingtonian - Top Doctors (2018) - Technical Innovations in Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Summer 2017) No Distance is Too Great for Pain Relief With Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
MedStarGeorgetownMD - Back to Normal: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Resolves Pain, Restores Mobility (2016) - Back to Normal: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Resolves Pain, Restores Mobility
(Spring 2014) From Back Pain to Pain Free: Treating Low Back Pain with a Minimally Invasive Procedure
Learn more about how Dr. Voyadzis helped patient, Roseanne Shepler "The Pain is gone!" by patient, Roseanne Shepler