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