Teresa Joanna Wojtasiewicz, MD| Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery
Languages: English
About me
Teresa Wojtasiewicz, MD, a board-certified neurosurgeon at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, treats all neurological diseases with a particular interest in Parkinson’s Disease, essential tremor, dystonia, trigeminal neuralgia, epilepsy, and spasticity. She is a general neurosurgeon and is able to provide compassionate, skilled care for any patient facing a neurosurgical illness.
Throughout the years, Dr. Wojtasiewicz has developed an interest in functional neurosurgical procedures. She has extensive experience performing a wide variety of treatments to help her patients, including Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Stereotactic EEG placement, laser ablation, and baclofen pump implantation.
Dr. Wojtasiewicz is highly skilled in using state-of-the-art technology including improving high precision and accuracy with intraoperative navigation and minimally invasive procedures to help make neurosurgery safer and gentler for her patients. She has written publications on stereotactic and functional neurosurgery and deep brain stimulation.
Dr. Wojtasiewicz is fluent in English and speaks conversational Japanese and Polish.
“Neurological problems impact people in such a profound way. I love being able to give someone back parts of their life that the illness has taken away from them. As a surgeon, I am honored to use my own hands and tools to directly address those neurological problems and help my patient begin a path to recovery.”
—Dr. Teresa Wojtasiewicz
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Hydrocephalus
- Scoliosis
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Dopamine Therapy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myelography
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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 5000
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS
- Choice POS
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2020)
Internship: Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Columbia University (2013)