About me
Dr. Chris Kalhorn is a Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery, co-director of the Movement Disorders Program and Director of Medstar Georgetown’s epilepsy, pediatric and functional Neurosurgery Program. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and completed his Neurosurgical training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas under Dr. Robert Grossman, an internationally recognized expert in epilepsy and functional Neurosurgery. Dr. Kalhorn is a member of the MedStar Health Board of Directors. He is Chairman of the MedStar Health Quality, Safety and Professional Affairs Committee and a member of the MedStar Health Finance Committee. He serves as the Medical Director of the operating rooms at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
As a board-certified Neurosurgeon, Dr. Kalhorn focuses on the surgical management of epilepsy and surgery for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia. He has over 19 years of experience with DBS surgical implants. Other areas of focus include degenerative spine disease, lumbar and cervical disk herniations, spinal fusion surgery, brain tumors and the surgical treatment of chronic pain and spasticity. Dr. Kalhorn is an expert in robotic epilepsy surgery. His goal is to provide the highest quality, compassionate and personalized Neurosurgical care to his patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Neoplasms
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Herniated Disc
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Pituitary Tumor
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acromegaly
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Berry Aneurysm
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Neoplasms
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cavernous Hemangioma
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor
- Facial Spasm
- Glioma
- Herniated Disc
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Meningioma
- Moyamoya
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Pituitary Tumor
- Prolactinoma
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Procedures I perform
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Spine Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4972Fax 202-444-7344
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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- 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
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Opoen HMO Option
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Open POS II
- Open HMO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Network OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Open EPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Tricare Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- FIRST HEALTH
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency Program: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals (2002)
Internship Program: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals (1997)
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (1996)