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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5454 Wisconsin Ave
11th Fl
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815

301-295-0540

Fax 877-245-1499

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Fax 877-245-1499

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
6 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-9183

Fax 202-444-0399

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-4972

Fax 202-444-7333

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Fax 202-444-7333

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

Education

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

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