Shannon Rasmussen Duescher, MS PA| Spine Surgery, Neurology | MedStar Health
Shannon Rasmussen Duescher, MS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Spine Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery
Languages: English
202-444-7333
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Mri
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Spinal Cord
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Fractures
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Aneurysm Clipping
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Echoencephalography With Image Documentation
- Electroencephalogram
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Hypophysectomy
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lobectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Microdiscectomy
- Microvascular Decompression
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myelography
- Nerve Block
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromodulation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Neurostimulation
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Shunt Placement
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Transsphenoidal Surgery
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
- Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4972Fax 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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Navigate
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Network OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Philadelphia University School of Science & Health (2014)