Edward Fiore Aulisi, MBBS| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery

About me

Edward F. Aulisi, MD, FAANS, FACS, is the Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and serves as Surgical Director of the MedStar Neuroscience Center. He is also the Medical Director of the MedStar Pituitary Center with decades of experience in pituitary surgery using both open and endoscopic surgical approaches.

Dr. Aulisi is a nationally known expert in spine surgery, and a pioneer in Robotic Image Guided surgery, having performed the first Cirq Robotic spine surgery in the United states. In addition to spine treatments, his patients also have onsite access to specialists in rehabilitation medicine with the renowned MedStar National Rehabilitation Network.

Dr. Aulisi is deeply committed to providing expert and compassionate care to patients. He takes the time to ensure each patient understands their diagnosis and the best treatment options to meet their individual needs. His approach to care has led to excellent patient outcomes.

Dr. Aulisi's highlights:

Board certified neurosurgeon with advanced training in tumors of the skull base, neurovascular microsurgery, complicated spinal surgery, neurotrauma and computer-assisted neurosurgery.
Advanced training in complex robotic spinal surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery and surgery for tumors at the base of the skull, including pituitary tumors.
Pioneer in Cirq Robotic image guided spine surgery.
Named one of Washingtonian Magazine's "Top Doctors." 26 years in a row
Princeton University graduate.
Licensed in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland.
Neurosurgery professor at Georgetown University.
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

Clinical areas of focus

Aneurysm
Brain Neoplasms
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Deep Brain Stimulation
Herniated Disc
Lumbar Herniated Disc
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Pituitary Tumor
Scoliosis
Spinal Stenosis
Spine Tumor

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

Abnormal Vertebrae
Absent Vertebrae
Accessory Nerve Disease
Accessory Nerve Injury
Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
Acoustic Neuroma
Acromegaly
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis
Anaplastic Mixed Glioma
Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma
Aneurysm
Aqueductal Stenosis
Arachnoid Cyst
Arnold Chiari Malformation
Arterial Malformation Brain
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Astrocytic Cancer
Astrocytoma Tumors
Atlantoaxial Rotary Subluxation
Back Injury
Basilar Skull Fracture
Benign Neoplasm Of Brain
Berry Aneurysm
Bertolotti's Deformity
Brachial Nerve Tumors
Brachial Plexus Injury
Brain Arteriovenous Malformation
Brain Laceration
Brain Metastases
Brain Neoplasms
Bulging Disc
Burst Fracture
Carotid Cavernous Fistula
Carotid Stenosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cavernous Hemangioma
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors
Central Nervous System Infection
Central Nervous System Tumors
Central Venous Stenosis
Cerebellar Anomalies
Cerebellar Tremor
Cerebellar Tumor
Cerebral Aneurysm
Cerebral Cyst
Cerebral Edema
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Cerebral Hernia
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Cervical Bone Spur
Cervical Compression Fracture
Cervical Deformity
Cervical Disc Degeneration
Cervical Disc Disease
Cervical Disc Displacement
Cervical Herniated Disc
Cervical Myelopathy
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Spine Fracture
Cervical Spine Injury
Cervical Spine Mass
Cervical Spine Tumor
Cervical Spondylolisthesis
Cervical Spondylosis
Chordoma
Choroid Plexus Tumor
Clivus Chondroma
CNS Lymphoma
Colloid Cyst
Complex Spine Deformities
Compression Fracture
Congenital Brain And Spine Malformations
Cranial Nerve Disorders
Cranial Nerve Injury
Cranial Nerve Palsy
Cranial Vault Malformations
Craniocele
Craniopharyngioma
Craniorachischisis
Craniosynostosis
Cranium Bifidum
Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Lumbar Spine
Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Spine
Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Thoracic Spine
Degenerative Spine Conditions
Diplomyelia
Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
Dural Sinus Thrombosis
Dystonia
Elevated Growth Hormone
Embryonal Cell Tumors Of The Brain
Encephalocele
Endplate Fracture
Ependymoma
Epidermoid Cysts
Epidural Hematoma
Epidural Hemorrhage
Epilepsy
Essential Tremor
Extradural Abscess
Facial Nerve Schwannoma
Facial Pain
Facial Spasm
Flatback Syndrome
Foot Drag
Foot Drop
Ganglioglioneurocytoma
Ganglioma
Ganglioneuroblastoma
Ganglioneurocytoma
Germ Cell Tumor
Germinoma
Glioma
Gliomatosis Cerebri
Gliosarcoma
Glomus Jugulare Tumor
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Hemangioblastoma
Hemangiopericytoma
Herniated Disc
Herniation Syndrome
Hydrocephalus
Hydrorhachis
Intracranial Abscess
Intracranial Arterial Occlusion
Intracranial Hemangioma
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Intracranial Hypotension
Intracranial Mass
Intraspinal Abscess
Intraventricular Tumor
Junctional Kyphosis
Klippel Feil Syndrome
Kyphosis
Leptomeningeal Disease
Lesions Of Median Nerve
Lesions Of Popliteal Nerve
Lesions Of Posterior Tibial Nerve
Lesions Of Sciatic Nerve
Lipomyelomeningocele
Lower Back Injury
Lower Back Pain
Lumbar Disc Disease
Lumbar Herniated Disc
Lumbar Instability
Lumbar Scoliosis
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Spine Fracture
Lumbar Spine Injury
Lumbar Spine Mass
Lumbar Spine Tumor
Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Lumbar Spondylosis
Lumbosacral Plexus Lesions
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Malignant Brain Neoplasm
Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain Stem
Malignant Neoplasm Of Cerebellum
Malignant Neoplasm Of Frontal Lobe
Malignant Neoplasm Of The Spinal Cord
Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
Medulloblastoma
Medulloepithelioma
Meningioma
Meningioma Of The Spine
Meningocele
Metastatic Brain Cancer
Moyamoya
Myelomalacia
Myelopathy
Neck Arthritis
Neck Injury
Neck Pain
Neoplasm Of Brain Stem
Nerve Compression Of The Cervical Spine
Nerve Compression Of The Lumbar Spine
Nerve Compression Of The Thoracic Spine
Nerve Injury
Neural Foraminal Stenosis
Neuroblastoma
Neuroectodermal Tumor
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Neurofibrosarcoma
Neurogenic Claudication
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Neuronal Glial Tumors
Non Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
Nonunion Fracture Of The Spine
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Odontoid Fractures
Olfactory Neuroblastoma
Oligodendroglioma
Optic Chiasm Injury
Optic Nerve Glioma
Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma
Orbital Tumors
Paraganglioma
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Peripheral Nerve Injury
Peripheral Nerve Tumors
Peripheral Schwannoma
Periventricular Mass
Petrous Apex Tumor
Pilocytic Astrocytoma
Pineal Gland Parenchymal Tumor
Pineal Tumor
Pineoblastoma
Pituitary Adenoma
Pituitary Cancer
Pituitary Tumor
Post Laminectomy Kyphosis
Post Laminectomy Syndrome
Primary Brain Tumor
Prolactinoma
Radiculopathy
Rathke Cleft Cysts
Retinoblastoma
Ruptured Brain Aneurysm
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
Sacroiliitis
Scheuermann's Disease
Schwannoma Neurilemmoma
Schwannomatosis
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Severe Kyphotic Deformities
Severe Lordotic Deformities
Skull Base Tumor
Skull Fracture
Skull Osteoma
Spina Bifida
Spinal Abscess
Spinal Cord Anomalies
Spinal Cord Compression
Spinal Cord Diseases
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Tumors
Spinal Cyst
Spinal Disorders
Spinal Schwannoma
Spinal Stenosis
Spine Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Spine Deformities
Spine Fracture
Spine Injury
Spine Mass
Spine Mets
Spine Osteoarthritis
Spine Tumor
Spondyloarthropathy
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Spongioblastoma
Sports Related Cervical Spine Injury
Sports Related Lumbar Spine Injury
Sports Related Spinal Cord Injury
Sports Related Spine Injury
Sports Related Thoracic Spine Injury
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subdural Hematoma
Subdural Hemorrhage
Subdural Hygroma
Synovial Cyst
Syringobulbia
Syringomyelia
Tarlov Cyst
Temporal Tumor
Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
Thoracic Disc Disease
Thoracic Herniated Disc
Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Thoracic Spine Fracture
Thoracic Spine Injury
Thoracic Spine Mass
Thoracic Spine Stress Fracture
Thoracic Spine Tumor
Thoracic Spondylolisthesis
Thoracic Spondylosis
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Tuberous Sclerosis
Vascular Brain Tumors
Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Vascular Malformations Of The Spine
Vein Of Galen Malformation
Venous Malformation Brain
Vertebral Epiphysitis
Vertebral Fracture
Vertebral Shift

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Procedures I perform

Acoustic Neuroma Removal
Adult Deformity Surgery
Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion
Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Anterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
Anterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
Anterior Spine Fusion
Anterior Spine Surgery
Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
Anterior Thoracic Spine Fusion
Anterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Cervical Spine
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Lumbar Spine
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Thoracic Spine
Back Surgery
Biological Enhancement Of Spine Fusions
Biopsy Of Brain
Biopsy Of Skull
Brain Surgery
Burr Hole
Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery
Cerebral Decompression
Cerebral Revascularization
Cerebrovascular Bypass Surgery
Cervical Decompression
Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
Cervical Laminoplasty
Cervical Laminotomy
Cervical Spine Fracture Surgery
Cervical Spine Fusion
Cervical Spine Injection
Cervical Spine Revision
Cervical Spine Steroid Injection
Cervical Spine Surgery
Chiari Decompression
Cingulotomy
Clipping Of Brain Aneurysm
Complex Spine Surgery
Cordotomy
Corpus Callosotomy
Cortical Mapping
Cranial Nerve Repair
Cranial Puncture
Craniectomy
Craniocervical Junction Surgery
Craniotomy
Csf Shunt Removal
Decompression Laminectomy
Decompression Median Nerve At Elbow
Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep Brain Stimulation (ASLEEP)
Deep Brain Stimulation (AWAKE)
Deep Brain Stimulation For Dystonia
Disc Arthroplasty
Disc Replacement
Disc Surgery
Diskectomy
Dorsal Column Stimulator
Electrical Sacral Stimulation
Electrocorticography
Encephalocele Repair
Endoscopic Cervical Spine Surgery
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach
Endoscopic Lumbar Spine Surgery
Endoscopic Neurosurgery
Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
Endoscopic Thoracic Spine Surgery
Endovascular Coiling Of Aneurysm
Epidural Injection
Epilepsy Surgery
Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation
Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
Facet Surgery
Flow Diversion For Cerebral Aneurysms
Focal Resection Surgery Brain
Focused Ultrasound
Foraminotomy
Gamma Knife Perfexion
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Head Reconstruction
Hemispherectomy
Herniated Disc Surgery
Image Guided Biopsy Of The Spine
Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
Interlaminar Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Interspinous Device Placement
Intracranial Arterial Bypass
Kyphoplasty
Laminectomy
Laminoplasty
Laser Spine Surgery
Lateral Access Spine Surgery
Lesionectomy
Lobectomy Of Brain
Low Back Surgery
Lumbar Drain
Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
Lumbar Spine Fracture Surgery
Lumbar Spine Fusion
Lumbar Spine Surgery
Lumbar Tumor Surgery
Lumboperitoneal Shunt Placement
Microdiscectomy
Microneurosurgery
Microneurosurgery Of Trigeminal Nerve Repair
Microsurgery
Microsurgery Of The Cervical Spine
Microsurgery Of The Lumbar Spine
Microsurgery Of The Thoracic Spine
Microsurgical Laminoplasty
Microvascular Decompression
Microvascular Surgery
Migraine Surgery
Migraine Treatment
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Motion Sparing Spine Surgery
Mri Guided Focused Ultrasound
Multilevel Cervical Arthroplasty
Myelopathy Surgery
Navigation Spine Surgery
Needle Biopsy Of Brain
Needle Biopsy Of Cerebral Meninges
Nerve Decompression
Nerve Tumor Resection Surgery
Neuravive
Neuroablation
Neuroendoscopy
Neurointerventional Biplane Angiography System
Occipito Cervical Fusion
Open Biopsy Of Brain
Optic Nerve Decompression
Optic Nerve Surgery
Orbital Nerve Decompression
Parkinson's Disease (PD) Surgery
Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
Percutaneous Trigeminal Rhizotomy
Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Pituitary Surgery
Posterior Cervical Laminectomy And Fusion
Posterior Cervical Spine 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 Fusion
Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
Posterior Spine Fusion
Posterior Spine Surgery
Posterior Thoracic Spine Fusion
Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
Preoperative Embolization
Repair Of Brain
Repair Of Failed Fusions
Resection Of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Rhizotomy
Rhizotomy Surgery Of Trigeminal Nerve Pain
Robotic Assisted Neurosurgery
Robotic Spine Surgery
Sacral Fracture Surgery
Scoliosis Surgery
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Shevel Procedure
Skull Fracture Surgery
Smith Petersen Osteotomy
Spinal Abscess Surgery
Spinal Compression Fusion
Spinal Cord Stimulator
Spinal Cord Surgery
Spinal Cyst Removal
Spinal Dural Graft
Spinal Intervention
Spinal Schwannoma Surgery
Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
Spine Embolization
Spine Fusion
Spine Hardware Removal
Spine Instrumentation
Spine Microsurgery
Spine Osteotomy
Spine Reconstruction
Spine Revision
Spine Stapling
Spine Surgery
Spondylectomy
Spondylolisthesis Surgery
Spondylosis Surgery
Spondylosyndesis
Standard Transsphenoidal Approach
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
Stereotactic Eeg
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Stereotactic Spine Radiosurgery
Subcaudate Tractotomy
Subdural Hematoma Embolization
Subpial Transection
Surgery For Sciatica
Surgery For Spasticity
Surgical Ligation Of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
Sympathectomy
Thalamotomy
Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery
Thoracic Laminectomy
Thoracic Spine Fracture Surgery
Thoracic Spine Fusion
Thoracic Spine Surgery
Three Column Osteotomy
Topectomy
Transnasal Repair Csf Leak
Transpetrosal Approaches
Transthoracic Discectomy
Ulnar Nerve Decompression
Ulnar Nerve Surgery
Vagal Nerve Stimulator
Vagal Stimulation
Ventricular Shunt
Ventriculo Peritoneal Shunt
Ventriculocisternostomy
Ventriculostomy
Vertebrae Surgery
Vertebral Column Resection
Vertebral Transposition
Vertebroplasty
Visualase Thermal Laser Ablation

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Practice locations

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Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery
Washington, DC, 20007

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McLean, VA, 22101

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Washington, DC, 20010

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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.

List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
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- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
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- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
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- Beech Street PPO
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- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
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- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
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- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
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- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
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- Medicaid - Virginia
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- Tricare for Life East
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- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
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- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
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- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
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- First Health PPO
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