Joseph Clark Watson, MD| Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
About me
A senior neurosurgeon and professor of Neurosurgery at Georgetown University, Dr. Watson leads the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Watson earned his Bachelor of Science at Stanford University and his medical degree at the University of California, San Diego. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the Medical College of Virginia (now V.C.U.) in Richmond. Dr. Watson was fellowship trained at the National Institutes of Health in pituitary surgery and cerebrovascular research/surgery. He brings the wisdom of “those pioneers in neurosurgery from both coasts who instructed me” to bear on his patients here at MGUH.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Eye And Adnexa
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebellum Release
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Excision Of Spinal Meninges
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Microdissection
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Parkinson's Disease
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Corpectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
703-748-1000Fax 703-748-1010
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
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- POS OA
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare FFS
- Employee Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (1999)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Neuroimaging Fellowship (1997)
Internship: VCU School of Medicine (1992)
Medical School: University of California San Diego (1991)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025