Victor Xiaocong Du, MD| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
About me
Victor Du, MD, practices at The Center of Neurosurgery 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 Neoplasms
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Herniated Disc
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Vertebrae
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arachnoid Cyst
- Arnold Chiari Malformation
- Astrocytic Cancer
- Astrocytoma Tumors
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Neoplasms
- Bulging Disc
- Burst Fracture
- Butterfly Vertebrae
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cavernous Hemangioma
- Central Nervous System Infection
- Central Nervous System Tumors
- Cerebellar Tumor
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebral Cyst
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cervical Bone Spur
- Cervical Compression Fracture
- Cervical Deformity
- Cervical Disc Degeneration
- Cervical Disc Disease
- Cervical Disc Displacement
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Cervical Spine Fracture
- Cervical Spine Injury
- Cervical Spine Mass
- Cervical Spine Tumor
- Complex Spine Deformities
- Compression Fracture
- Congenital Anomalies Of The Head And Neck
- Degenerative Spine Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)
- Dystonia
- Ependymoma
- Epidural Hematoma
- Epidural Hemorrhage
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor
- Facial Spasm
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Flatback Syndrome
- Foot Drag
- Foot Drop
- Glioma
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hemivertebrae
- Herniated Disc
- Herniation Syndrome
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Mass
- Intraventricular Tumor
- Kyphosis
- Lipomeningocele
- Lower Back Injury
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Scoliosis
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Lumbar Spine Mass
- Lumbar Spine Stress Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Tumor
- Lumbosacral Plexus Lesions
- Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cerebellum
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Frontal Lobe
- Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Meningioma
- Meningioma Of The Spine
- Metastatic Brain Cancer
- Myelomalacia
- Myelopathy
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Compression Of The Cervical Spine
- Neural Foraminal Stenosis
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2
- Nonunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Odontoid Fractures
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Pituitary Cancer
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome
- Primary Brain Tumor
- Radiculopathy
- Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Osteoma
- Spinal Cord Anomalies
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Schwannoma
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Arthritis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Fracture
- Spine Injury
- Spine Mass
- Spine Osteoarthritis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Spondylosis With Myelopathy
- Sports Related Spinal Cord Injury
- Sports Related Spine Injury
- Sports Related Thoracic Spine Injury
- Subdural Hematoma
- Subdural Hemorrhage
- Temporal Tumor
- Thoracic Herniated Disc
- Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
- Thoracic Spine Fracture
- Thoracic Spine Injury
- Thoracic Spine Mass
- Thoracic Spine Tumor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertebral Fracture
- Vertebral Hemangioma
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Anterior Spine Surgery
- Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Cervical Spine
- Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Lumbar Spine
- Back Surgery
- Biological Enhancement Of Spine Fusions
- Biopsy Of Brain
- Brain Surgery
- Burr Hole
- Cerebral Decompression
- Cervical Decompression
- Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
- Cervical Laminoplasty
- Cervical Laminotomy
- Cervical Spine Fracture Surgery
- Cervical Spine Fusion
- Cervical Spine Revision
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Chiari Decompression
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Compression Fracture Surgery
- Craniectomy
- Craniosynostosis Surgery
- Craniotomy
- Csf Shunt Removal
- Decompression Laminectomy
- Decompression Median Nerve At Elbow
- Disc Arthroplasty
- Disc Replacement
- Disc Surgery
- Diskectomy
- Electrocorticography
- Endoscopic Endonasal Approach
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
- Laminectomy
- Laminoplasty
- Low Back Surgery
- Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Spine Fracture Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Fusion
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Microneurosurgery
- Microsurgery
- Microsurgery Of The Cervical Spine
- Microsurgery Of The Lumbar Spine
- Microsurgery Of The Thoracic Spine
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Motion Sparing Spine Surgery
- Multilevel Cervical Arthroplasty
- Myelopathy Surgery
- Navigation Spine Surgery
- Needle Biopsy Of Brain
- Non Surgical Treatment Of Tarlov Cyst
- Open Biopsy Of Brain
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Posterior Cervical Laminectomy And Fusion
- Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
- Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Fusion, Without Instrumentation
- Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Instrumentation And Fusion
- Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Posterior Spine Surgery
- Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Robotic Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Surgery
- Skull Fracture Surgery
- Spina Bifida Surgery
- Spinal Cord Surgery
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Spinal Schwannoma Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
- Spine Fusion
- Spine Instrumentation
- Spine Microsurgery
- Spine Reconstruction
- Spine Revision
- Spine Surgery
- Spondylosis Surgery
- Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Surgery For Sciatica
- Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
- Tarlov Cyst Surgery
- Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Spine Fracture Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Fusion
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Ventricular Shunt
- Ventriculo Peritoneal Shunt
- Ventriculostomy
- Vertebrae 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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Student Resources
- FIRST HEALTH
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
Videos
Education
Residency Program: North Shore University Hospital (2019)
Medical School: Albany Medical College (2012)
Hospital affiliations
Podcasts
MedStar Health DocTalk - Podcast - Spine surgery: one treatment, two specialties.