Laura Elizabeth Ayd, PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Discectomy
- Chiari Malformation
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Hydrocephalus
- Laminectomy For Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Discectomy
- Meningioma
- Microdiscectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Arachnoid Cyst
- Back Pain
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chiari Malformation
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Brain Defect
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsal Scapular Pain
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epidural Hematoma
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nontraumatic Brain Hemorrhage
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralysis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Syringomyelia
- Thigh Fracture
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Discectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Craniectomy For Aneurysm
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Decompressive Laminectomy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hematoma Drainage
- Image-Guided Neurosurgery
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminectomy For Spinal Stenosis
- Laminotomy
- Lumbar Discectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Microvascular Decompression
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromodulation
- Neurostimulator Pulse Generator Insertion
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Thoracic Discectomy
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Transsphenoidal Surgery
- Tumor Embolization
- Ventriculostomy
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
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Student Resources
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Neurosurgery
Graduate: Thomas Jefferson University (2018)
