Victor Xiaocong Du, MD| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Victor Du, MD, is a board certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Dr. Du specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain and spine, with a particular focus on spinal surgery emphasizing evidence-based biomechanical principles and patient selection. He deploys diverse techniques such as minimally invasive surgery and complex spinal instrumentation in order to optimize treatments for the entire breadth of spinal disorders, including arthritic degeneration, deformity, trauma, and cancer. In addition he treats cranial pathologies including benign and malignant brain tumors, Chiari malformation,craniocervical instability, and hematomas.
Dr. Du earned his medical degree at Albany Medical College, and completed his residency in neurological surgery at the Northwell Health system in Long Island, NY. Dr. Du also completed a complex spine surgery fellowship at the Northwell Health system, where he developed special interests in the treatment of spinal deformity, spinal oncology, and tethered cord syndrome.
He has published on topics in cranial and spinal surgery, contributing articles and abstracts to a number of professional journals and conferences.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Scoliosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelography
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Excision Of Spinal Meninges
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Myelography
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myelography
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Open Brain Release
- Osteotomy
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Corpectomy
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 Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II
- IH-PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE for Life East
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: North Shore University Hospital-Neurosurgery GME (2019)
Medical School: Albany Medical College (2012)
Hospital affiliations
Urgent care affiliations
Podcasts
MedStar Health DocTalk - Podcast - Spine surgery: one treatment, two specialties.