About me
Rocco A. Armonda, MD, is director of Neuroendovascular Surgery for MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, surgical co-director for the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at MedStar Washington, and associate professor and director of Neurosurgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).
Dr. Armonda graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 and from USUHS in 1990, with academic honors. His surgical internship and neurosurgery residency were completed at Walter Reed Army MEDCEN. He was selected for a fellowship in Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadephia from 1997-99. He recently joined MedStar Health after a 31-year military career in which he was awarded the Bronze Star for service, the Army Medical Proficiency 'A' Designator for excellence in both clinical and academic medicine in 2009, and the Young Neurosurgeon's Award in 2005 from the AANS.
He focuses on the areas of cerebrovascular disease, neurotrauma, and neurocritical care. He has advanced the use of multi-modal monitoring in the military and treatment techniques to patients with neurotrauma and stroke with both invasive and non-invasive monitoring. His seminal work includes the detection and treatment of traumatic cerebral vasospasm, traumatic pseudoaneurysms, decompressive craniotomy for wartime trauma, cranial-facial post-traumatic reconstruction, multimodal AVM treatments, and the design and deployment of the advanced neurointerventional operating room.
His research efforts include clinical studies on the long-term outcomes of wartime post-hemicraniectomy patients, nanotechnology designed biologically active stents for neurovascular disease, non-invasive monitoring of cerebral blood flow, the neurovascular effects of blast injuries, and neurosurgical surgical simulators for hemicraniectomy training modules.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Dorsalgia
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration Of Pharmacologic Agent
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-5026Fax 202-877-5551
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OA Plus
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Passport
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- Sentara Health
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (1999)
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1997)
Internship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1990)
Medical School: United States Military Academy (1986)