Victor Xiaocong Du, MD| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
About me
Victor Du, MD, practices at The Center of Neurosurgery at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Dr. Du specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain and spine, with a particular focus on spinal surgery emphasizing evidence-based biomechanical principles and patient selection. He deploys diverse techniques such as minimally invasive surgery and complex spinal instrumentation in order to optimize treatments for the entire breadth of spinal disorders, including arthritic degeneration, deformity, trauma, and cancer. In addition he treats cranial pathologies including benign and malignant brain tumors, Chiari malformation,craniocervical instability, and hematomas.
Dr. Du earned his medical degree at Albany Medical College, and completed his residency in neurological surgery at the Northwell Health system in Long Island, NY. Dr. Du also completed a complex spine surgery fellowship at the Northwell Health system, where he developed special interests in the treatment of spinal deformity, spinal oncology, and tethered cord syndrome.
He has published on topics in cranial and spinal surgery, contributing articles and abstracts to a number of professional journals and conferences.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Neoplasms
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Herniated Disc
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Vertebrae
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arachnoid Cyst
- Arnold Chiari Malformation
- Astrocytic Cancer
- Astrocytoma Tumors
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Neoplasms
- Bulging Disc
- Burst Fracture
- Butterfly Vertebrae
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cavernous Hemangioma
- Central Nervous System Infection
- Central Nervous System Tumors
- Cerebellar Tumor
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebral Cyst
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cervical Bone Spur
- Cervical Compression Fracture
- Cervical Deformity
- Cervical Disc Degeneration
- Cervical Disc Disease
- Cervical Disc Displacement
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Cervical Spine Fracture
- Cervical Spine Injury
- Cervical Spine Mass
- Cervical Spine Tumor
- Complex Spine Deformities
- Compression Fracture
- Congenital Anomalies Of The Head And Neck
- Degenerative Spine Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)
- Dystonia
- Ependymoma
- Epidural Hematoma
- Epidural Hemorrhage
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor
- Facial Spasm
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Flatback Syndrome
- Foot Drag
- Foot Drop
- Glioma
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hemivertebrae
- Herniated Disc
- Herniation Syndrome
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Mass
- Intraventricular Tumor
- Kyphosis
- Lipomeningocele
- Lower Back Injury
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Scoliosis
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Lumbar Spine Mass
- Lumbar Spine Stress Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Tumor
- Lumbosacral Plexus Lesions
- Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cerebellum
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Frontal Lobe
- Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Meningioma
- Meningioma Of The Spine
- Metastatic Brain Cancer
- Myelomalacia
- Myelopathy
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Compression Of The Cervical Spine
- Neural Foraminal Stenosis
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2
- Nonunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Odontoid Fractures
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Pituitary Cancer
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome
- Primary Brain Tumor
- Radiculopathy
- Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Osteoma
- Spinal Cord Anomalies
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Schwannoma
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Arthritis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Fracture
- Spine Injury
- Spine Mass
- Spine Osteoarthritis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Spondylosis With Myelopathy
- Sports Related Spinal Cord Injury
- Sports Related Spine Injury
- Sports Related Thoracic Spine Injury
- Subdural Hematoma
- Subdural Hemorrhage
- Temporal Tumor
- Thoracic Herniated Disc
- Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
- Thoracic Spine Fracture
- Thoracic Spine Injury
- Thoracic Spine Mass
- Thoracic Spine Tumor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertebral Fracture
- Vertebral Hemangioma
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Anterior Spine Surgery
- Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Cervical Spine
- Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Lumbar Spine
- Back Surgery
- Biological Enhancement Of Spine Fusions
- Biopsy Of Brain
- Brain Surgery
- Burr Hole
- Cerebral Decompression
- Cervical Decompression
- Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
- Cervical Laminoplasty
- Cervical Laminotomy
- Cervical Spine Fracture Surgery
- Cervical Spine Fusion
- Cervical Spine Revision
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Chiari Decompression
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Compression Fracture Surgery
- Craniectomy
- Craniosynostosis Surgery
- Craniotomy
- Csf Shunt Removal
- Decompression Laminectomy
- Decompression Median Nerve At Elbow
- Disc Arthroplasty
- Disc Replacement
- Disc Surgery
- Diskectomy
- Electrocorticography
- Endoscopic Endonasal Approach
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
- Laminectomy
- Laminoplasty
- Low Back Surgery
- Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Spine Fracture Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Fusion
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Microneurosurgery
- Microsurgery
- Microsurgery Of The Cervical Spine
- Microsurgery Of The Lumbar Spine
- Microsurgery Of The Thoracic Spine
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Motion Sparing Spine Surgery
- Multilevel Cervical Arthroplasty
- Myelopathy Surgery
- Navigation Spine Surgery
- Needle Biopsy Of Brain
- Non Surgical Treatment Of Tarlov Cyst
- Open Biopsy Of Brain
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Posterior Cervical Laminectomy And 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 Surgery
- Posterior Spine Surgery
- Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Robotic Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Surgery
- Skull Fracture Surgery
- Spina Bifida Surgery
- Spinal Cord Surgery
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Spinal Schwannoma Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
- Spine Fusion
- Spine Instrumentation
- Spine Microsurgery
- Spine Reconstruction
- Spine Revision
- Spine Surgery
- Spondylosis Surgery
- Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Surgery For Sciatica
- Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
- Tarlov Cyst Surgery
- Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Spine Fracture Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Fusion
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Ventricular Shunt
- Ventriculo Peritoneal Shunt
- Ventriculostomy
- Vertebrae Surgery
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
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Carefirst EPO
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Signature
- Cigna EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- D-SNP)
- United Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- I-SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- United Golden Rule
- Kaiser Select
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Tricare East Prime
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Virginia Premier
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- WellPoint Maryland
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare for Life East
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
Videos
Education
Residency Program: North Shore University Hospital (2019)
Medical School: Albany Medical College (2012)
Hospital affiliations
Podcasts
MedStar Health DocTalk - Podcast - Spine surgery: one treatment, two specialties.