Edward Fiore Aulisi, MD| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
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
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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest 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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Open EPO Plus
- Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency Program: George Washington University Hospital (1995)
Internship/Residency: George Washington University Hospital (1995)
Residency Program: Childrens National Medical Center (1993)
Residency Program: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (1992)
Internship Program: George Washington University Hospital (1989)
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine (1988)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://blog.medstarwashington.org/2020/10/06/cirq-and-airo-surgery/
https://wtop.com/health-fitness/2020/11/d-c-surgeons-are-first-in-the-western-hemisphere-to-use-new-robotic-arm-technology/amp/