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