About me
Rocco A. Armonda, MD, is director of Neuroendovascular Surgery for MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, surgical co-director for the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at MedStar Washington, and associate professor and director of Neurosurgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).
Dr. Armonda graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 and from USUHS in 1990, with academic honors. His surgical internship and neurosurgery residency were completed at Walter Reed Army MEDCEN. He was selected for a fellowship in Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadephia from 1997-99. He recently joined MedStar Health after a 31-year military career in which he was awarded the Bronze Star for service, the Army Medical Proficiency 'A' Designator for excellence in both clinical and academic medicine in 2009, and the Young Neurosurgeon's Award in 2005 from the AANS.
He focuses on the areas of cerebrovascular disease, neurotrauma, and neurocritical care. He has advanced the use of multi-modal monitoring in the military and treatment techniques to patients with neurotrauma and stroke with both invasive and non-invasive monitoring. His seminal work includes the detection and treatment of traumatic cerebral vasospasm, traumatic pseudoaneurysms, decompressive craniotomy for wartime trauma, cranial-facial post-traumatic reconstruction, multimodal AVM treatments, and the design and deployment of the advanced neurointerventional operating room.
His research efforts include clinical studies on the long-term outcomes of wartime post-hemicraniectomy patients, nanotechnology designed biologically active stents for neurovascular disease, non-invasive monitoring of cerebral blood flow, the neurovascular effects of blast injuries, and neurosurgical surgical simulators for hemicraniectomy training modules.
Clinical areas of focus
- Arterial Thrombolysis
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Endovascular Treatment
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Artery Restriction
- Papilledema And Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Transcatheter Occlusion
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Aneurysm
- Artery Blockage In The Brain
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Brain Defect
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Craniosynostosis
- Dorsalgia
- Encephalitis
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Fungal Meningitis
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Lumbar Disc Disorders
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Syringomyelia
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Arterial Thrombolysis
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Hemisphere Excision
- Cerebral Hemisphere Extirpation
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Common Carotid Artery Dilation
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Base Reconstruction
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dilation Of Left External Iliac Artery With Stent
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration Of Pharmacologic Agent
- Endovascular Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Extirpation Of Brain Matter
- Extirpation Of Right Femoral Vein
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Of Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries Using Other Contrast Agent
- Fluoroscopy Right Upper Extremity Arteries
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Head And Neck Region Computer Assisted Procedure
- Hematoma Drainage
- Intracranial Arteries Plain Radiography
- Intracranial Artery Restriction
- Intracranial Subdural Space Drainage
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Motion Fluoroscopic Evaluation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Occlusion Left External Iliac Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Papilledema And Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Pec Implants
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Pressure Flow Study
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Pump Therapy
- Replacement Frontal Bone
- Skull Reposition With Internal Fixation, Open
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Subdural Hematoma Treatment
- Supratentorial Hematoma Evacuation
- Thoracic Aorta Fluoroscopy
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thread Lift
- Transcatheter Occlusion
- Unlisted Male Genital System Procedure
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-5026Fax 202-877-5551
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
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Select
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- POS OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (1999)
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1997)
Internship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1990)
Medical School: United States Military Academy (1986)