Paul L. Asdourian, MD| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Asdourian, is an orthopaedic spine surgeon trained in reconstructive spinal surgery. His expertise is in the treatment of adult spinal deformity, spondylolisthesis, and degenerative disc disease. For more than 34 years, Dr. Asdourian has utilized state-of-the-art techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of failed cervical and lumbar decompressions and fusions. Dr. Asdourian was a key investigator in cervical artificial disc replacements. He has pioneered the use of robotic spine surgery in the MedStar system. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society, the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society. He is a member and former President of the Maryland Orthopaedic Society. He currently serves as the Orthopaedic Medical Director of the Medstar Medical Group.
Read Dr. Asdourian's CV
Awards
Dr. Asdourian has repeatedly been named a Baltimore Magazine "Top Doc" for orthopaedic spinal surgery, most recently in 2023.
Interests
His special interests include the treatment of adult spinal deformity, spinal tumors and infections, spondylolisthesis, cervical and lumbar herniated discs, cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis. He uses state-of-the-art robotic navigation technology to treat these spinal disorders.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Instability
- Chest Injury
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Epidural Hematoma
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous System Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Spine Stabilization
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Lumbar Spine Stabilization
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Facet Syndrome Treatment
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spine Fracture Stabilization
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Thoracic Discectomy
- Vertebral Body Replacement
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
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- POS OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Basic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center-Chicago (1987)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (1986)
Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital (1982)
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine (1981)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015