About me
Robert Bryan Mason, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who performs surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
As a member of the MedStar neurosurgery team, Dr. Mason performs brain and spinal surgeries on patients of all ages, but primarily adults. He came to MedStar Georgetown in 2008 from private practice in Minneapolis. Previously, he was at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where he was chief of Neurosurgery.
Dr. Mason is a navy veteran who flew F-14s and served as a flight instructor before pursuing a medical career. Working with the intricacies of the brain and spine drew him to his specialty, and the opportunity to perform surgery on a wide variety of cases led him to MedStar Georgetown.
Dr. Mason still holds multiple pilots licenses and is a scuba instructor. In his free time, he also stays active running up to 150 miles a month, scuba diving and snow skiing.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Scoliosis
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
110 Irving St NW
G019
Washington, DC, 20010
18109 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 300
Olney, MD, 20832
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (1998)
Residency: National Naval Medical Center (1997)
Internship: National Naval Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1990)