Paul L. Asdourian, MD| Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Asdourian, is an orthopaedic spine surgeon trained in reconstructive spinal surgery. His expertise is in the treatment of adult spinal deformity, spondylolisthesis, and degenerative disc disease. For more than 34 years, Dr. Asdourian has utilized state-of-the-art techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of failed cervical and lumbar decompressions and fusions. Dr. Asdourian was a key investigator in cervical artificial disc replacements. He has pioneered the use of robotic spine surgery in the MedStar system. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society, the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society. He is a member and former President of the Maryland Orthopaedic Society. He currently serves as the Orthopaedic Medical Director of the MedStar Medical Group.
Read Dr. Asdourian's CV
Awards
Dr. Asdourian has repeatedly been named a Baltimore Magazine "Top Doc" for orthopaedic spinal surgery, most recently in 2023.
Interests
His special interests include the treatment of adult spinal deformity, spinal tumors and infections, spondylolisthesis, cervical and lumbar herniated discs, cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis. He uses state-of-the-art robotic navigation technology to treat these spinal disorders.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolysis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Instability
- Epidural Hematoma
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Spine Stabilization
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Lumbar Spine Stabilization
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Facet Syndrome Treatment
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spine Fracture Stabilization
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Thoracic Discectomy
- Vertebral Body Replacement
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 Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center-Chicago (1987)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (1986)
Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital (1982)
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine (1981)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015