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
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Dorsalgia
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration Of Pharmacologic Agent
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
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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)