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
Practice locations
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12 MedStar Blvd
Ste 220
Bel Air, MD, 21015
1576 Merritt Blvd
Ste 7
Baltimore, MD, 21222
9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 302
Baltimore, MD, 21237
2114 Generals Hwy
Annapolis, MD, 21401
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 of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Direct
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
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
Podcasts
MedStar Health DocTalk - Podcast - Spine surgery: one treatment, two specialties.