Fred Mo, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Fred Mo is a professor of orthopedic surgery and spine specialist serving the community of Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. He attended Tufts University, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency at Yale University. He then completed his fellowship in Spine Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Dr. Mo is a part of Georgetown University Hospital Orthopedics and is affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He is also board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Before joining MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Mo served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy as an attending spine surgeon.
Dr. Mo is devoted to ensuring the longevity of his patients' health and developing long-lasting relationships with them. He takes his time to understand symptoms and give correct diagnoses to ensure the continued health of all his patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
- Thoracic Spine Instability
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Benign Tumor
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Disc Degeneration
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Instability
- Cervical Spine Tumor
- Chest Injury
- Coccyx Fracture
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Tumor
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Sacral Spine Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Thoracic Spine Instability
- Thoracic Spine Tumor
- Thumb Synovitis
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Spine Stabilization
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Spine Stabilization
- Lumbar Traction
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spinal Stabilization
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Thoracic Spine Stabilization
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment
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 Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HighMark
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Sentara Health
- Beech Street PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (2011)
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2010)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (2005)
Graduate: UCSF Medical School (2005)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doctors Award 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018