Shannon Rasmussen Duescher, MS PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
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Shannon Rasmussen Duescher

Shannon Rasmussen Duescher, MS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery

Languages: English

202-444-0399

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Astrocytoma
  • Benign Tumor
  • Diffuse Midline Glioma
  • Ependymoma
  • Glioblastoma
  • Gliomas
  • Glioneuronal Tumor
  • Malignant Brain Tumor
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
  • Meningioma
  • Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Radiation Necrosis
  • Schwannomatosis
  • Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
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Procedures I perform

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
6 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-9183
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Fax 202-444-0399

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Neurosurgery

Graduate: Philadelphia University School of Science & Health (2014)