About me
Robert Bryan Mason, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who performs surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
As a member of the MedStar neurosurgery team, Dr. Mason performs brain and spinal surgeries on patients of all ages, but primarily adults. He came to MedStar Georgetown in 2008 from private practice in Minneapolis. Previously, he was at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where he was chief of Neurosurgery.
Dr. Mason is a navy veteran who flew F-14s and served as a flight instructor before pursuing a medical career. Working with the intricacies of the brain and spine drew him to his specialty, and the opportunity to perform surgery on a wide variety of cases led him to MedStar Georgetown.
Dr. Mason still holds multiple pilots licenses and is a scuba instructor. In his free time, he also stays active running up to 150 miles a month, scuba diving and snow skiing.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Scoliosis
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8525Fax 877-245-1499
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
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Network OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Sentara Health
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (1998)
Residency: National Naval Medical Center (1997)
Internship: National Naval Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1990)