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
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Tumor
- Meningioma
- Spine Tumor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acromegaly
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Infections
- Brain Tumor
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chiari Malformation
- Colloid Cyst
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Craniopharyngioma
- Cushing Syndrome
- Head Injury
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Moyamoya Disease
- Nontraumatic Brain Hemorrhage
- Oligodendroglioma
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Avm
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy And Fusion (ACDF)
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebellum Release
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Robotic Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Transsphenoidal Surgery
- 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
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
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