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