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