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 Neoplasms
- Herniated Disc
- Pituitary Tumor
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Surgery
- Spine Tumor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acromegaly
- Aneurysm
- Arachnoid Cyst
- Arnold Chiari Malformation
- Arterial Malformation Brain
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Astrocytic Cancer
- Astrocytoma Tumors
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain
- Berry Aneurysm
- Brachial Nerve Tumors
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Neoplasms
- Bulging Disc
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cavernous Hemangioma
- Central Nervous System Tumors
- Cerebellar Anomalies
- Cerebellar Tumor
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebral Cyst
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Cervical Spine Fracture
- Chordoma
- Choroid Plexus Tumor
- Clivus Chondroma
- Colloid Cyst
- Compression Fracture
- Cranial Vault Malformations
- Dystonia
- Epidural Hematoma
- Epidural Hemorrhage
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor
- Extradural Abscess
- Facial Spasm
- Foot Drag
- Glioma
- Gliomatosis Cerebri
- Gliosarcoma
- Herniated Disc
- Herniation Syndrome
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracranial Abscess
- Intracranial Hemangioma
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Mass
- Intraspinal Abscess
- Intraventricular Tumor
- Kyphosis
- Lesions Of Median Nerve
- Lesions Of Popliteal Nerve
- Lesions Of Sciatic Nerve
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain Stem
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cerebellum
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Frontal Lobe
- Malignant Neoplasm Of The Spinal Cord
- Medulloblastoma
- Medulloepithelioma
- Meningioma
- Meningioma Of The Spine
- Meningocele
- Metastatic Brain Cancer
- Moyamoya
- Myelopathy
- Neck Arthritis
- Neoplasm Of Brain Stem
- Neuroblastoma
- Neuroectodermal Tumor
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Neurogenic Claudication
- Neuronal Glial Tumors
- Non Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Optic Nerve Glioma
- Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma
- Orbital Tumors
- Paraganglioma
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Peripheral Nerve Tumors
- Peripheral Schwannoma
- Periventricular Mass
- Pineal Gland Parenchymal Tumor
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Tumor
- Post Laminectomy Kyphosis
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome
- Primary Brain Tumor
- Prolactinoma
- Radiculopathy
- Ruptured Brain Aneurysm
- Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Fracture
- Spinal Abscess
- Spinal Cord Anomalies
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Schwannoma
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Fracture
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylosis With Myelopathy
- Spongioblastoma
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Subdural Hematoma
- Subdural Hemorrhage
- Syringomyelia
- Tarlov Cyst
- Temporal Tumor
- Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
- Vascular Malformations Of The Spine
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
- Back Surgery
- Biopsy Of Brain
- Biopsy Of Skull
- Brain Surgery
- Burr Hole
- Cerebral Decompression
- Cervical Laminoplasty
- Cervical Spine Fusion
- Chiari Decompression
- Cingulotomy
- Clipping Of Brain Aneurysm
- Cordotomy
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Cortical Mapping
- Cranial Nerve Repair
- Cranial Puncture
- Craniectomy
- Craniocervical Junction Surgery
- Craniotomy
- Csf Shunt Removal
- Decompression Laminectomy
- Decompression Median Nerve At Elbow
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Disc Surgery
- Diskectomy
- Dorsal Column Stimulator
- Endoscopic Neurosurgery
- Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
- Gamma Knife Perfexion
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Head Reconstruction
- Hemispherectomy
- Interspinous Device Placement
- Intracranial Arterial Bypass
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminoplasty
- Lateral Access Spine Surgery
- Lesionectomy
- Low Back Surgery
- Lumbar Drain
- Lumbar Spine Fusion
- Microsurgery
- Microvascular Decompression
- Migraine Surgery
- Migraine Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myelopathy Surgery
- Needle Biopsy Of Brain
- Needle Biopsy Of Cerebral Meninges
- Neuroendoscopy
- Neurointerventional Biplane Angiography System
- Open Biopsy Of Brain
- Optic Nerve Decompression
- Orbital Nerve Decompression
- Percutaneous Trigeminal Rhizotomy
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Pituitary Surgery
- Repair Of Brain
- Resection Of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Rhizotomy
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Shevel Procedure
- Spinal Cord Stimulator
- Spinal Dural Graft
- Spine Embolization
- Spine Fusion
- Spine Instrumentation
- Spine Surgery
- Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Ulnar Nerve Decompression
- Ulnar Nerve Surgery
- Ventricular Shunt
- Vertebroplasty
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest 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
- Cigna Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- United Golden Rule
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Choice
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Tricare East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Virginia Premier
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Select
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Navigate
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Tricare East Prime
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Tricare for Life East
- Kaiser Signature
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Aetna HMO
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Innovation Health: POS
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Carefirst EPO
- Cigna EPO
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Optimum Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicaid - Virginia
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- D-SNP)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- I-SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
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
- 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