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
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
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
- Head Injury
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- 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
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Open Brain Release
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- 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
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Sentara Health
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare FFS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Student Resources
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
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)