About me
Jeffrey C. Mai, MD, PhD, is a cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Associate Professor at the Georgetown University Department of Neurosurgery. He is one of the few dual fellowship-trained vascular neurosurgeons in the country, specializing in the treatment and management of cerebrovascular disorders, such as stroke, aneurysm, brain and spinal arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, and skull base tumors, in addition to spinal disorders.
Dr. Mai received his undergraduate degree in biology from Brown University and his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine while simultaneously earning a PhD in biochemistry and molecular genetics. His doctoral work centered upon the development of targeted molecular therapies for cancer and stroke. He then joined the University of Washington, Seattle, for neurosurgical residency training, spending an enfolded year as a neurosurgical specialist registrar in the NHS at St. George’s Hospital in London. Upon graduation, Dr. Mai went on to serve as Acting Instructor at the University of Washington, completing a fellowship in neurosurgical oncology, skull base surgery, and cerebrovascular surgery. Following this, he completed a second fellowship in endovascular surgical neuroradiology at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Dr. Mai is able to offer a comprehensive set of cutting edge tools to address the spectrum of cerebrovascular disorders. In particular, recent breakthroughs in neurointerventional technology have opened up an entirely new field of acute stroke therapy, revolutionizing patient outcomes.
Dr. Mai joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center to become part of a multidisciplinary cerebrovascular team comprised of national leaders, including interventional neuroradiologists, interventional neurologists, and dual-trained cerebrovascular neurosurgeons. This group of physicians collectively draws upon decades of experience, serving as a unique asset to patients within the D.C. metro region and beyond.
Philosophy of Care
“My goal in care is to ensure that each patient is fully educated about the nature of their condition and all available treatment options that may be appropriate for them.”
“Being specialty trained both in open microsurgical cerebrovascular approaches and minimally invasive endovascular techniques affords me a unique perspective. I am able to provide my patients a balanced opinion regarding the relative advantages and disadvantages of each modality, enabling me to individualize treatment for each of them.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty And Stenting
- Hydrocephalus
- Ostectomy
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Transpetrosal Approach
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty And Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Caval Interruption
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Cholecystectomy
- Coil Embolization
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cranial Base Reconstruction
- Craniectomy For Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor
- Craniectomy For Hematoma
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Drainage Of Bladder
- Drainage Of Cranial Cavity
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery
- Endovascular Treatment Of Avms
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Excision Of Skull
- Extirpation Of Brain Matter
- Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Intracranial Epidural Space Drainage
- Intracranial Stenting
- Intracranial Subdural Space Drainage
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lateral Skull Base Surgery
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Nerve Release
- Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lumbar Vertebral Disc Excision
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- Moyamoya Disease Treatment
- Neuroendoscopy
- Open Brain Release
- Optic Nerve Imaging
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Orbitocranial Approach To Anterior Cranial Fossa
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Papilledema And Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Pressure Flow Study
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scalp Skin Repair
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stenting Of Arterial Stenosis
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Stroke Management
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Supplement Skull With Synthetic Substitute
- Surgery
- Thoracic Aorta Fluoroscopy
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Discectomy
- Thread Lift
- Thrombolysis
- Transpetrosal Approach
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Corpectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- POS OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- First Health PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Florida Health (2013)
Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center (2012)
Residency: University of Washington Medical Center (2011)
Internship: University of Washington Medical Center (2006)
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2005)
Graduate: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2004)