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