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
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- 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
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OA Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- HighMark
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Neurosurgery
Graduate: Thomas Jefferson University (2018)
