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 Myelopathy Surgery
- 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
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Instability
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epidural Hematoma
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
- Vertebral Compression Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Spine Stabilization
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Lumbar Spine Stabilization
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- 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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Student Resources
- Navigate
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- Aetna HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OA Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic 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