About me
Jay Khanna, MD, is a board-certified, combined neurosurgical and orthopaedic fellowship-trained spine surgeon whose clinical practice is based at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, part of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute.
In addition to his clinical and academic work, Dr. Khanna serves as Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is also the Physician Executive Director for MedStar Orthopaedic Institute which has oversight for orthopaedic surgery, spine surgery and musculoskeletal health programs at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and MedStar St. Mary's Hospital. Through these roles, he collaborates closely with numerous excellent spine and orthopaedic surgeons to provide best-in-class care to his patients and many others in and around the Washington, D.C. region.
Dr. Khanna's clinical interests include the treatment of a wide range of spine pathologies using techniques ranging from minimally invasive spine surgery to complex spinal reconstructions. Many of the patients that he sees are first treated with non-operative measures such as medications, physical therapy and interventional pain management modalities before surgical options are considered.
In addition to the management of patients with typical degenerative conditions of the spine, Dr. Khanna has a special interest and expertise in the treatment of patients who have had prior spine surgery, require revision surgery or treatment at adjacent levels.
Although caring for patients with conditions of the spine is Dr. Khanna's primary interest, he is also actively involved in research and has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on topics in spine surgery and is regarded as a leader in the field of spine surgery.
One of Dr. Khanna's greatest interests is education and he is the Co-Director of the annual American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Board Review Course which prepares orthopaedic surgeons during the months before they sit for their board and recertification examinations. He also teaches at and leads many other courses at the national level that seek to teach others both the foundations of and advanced techniques in spine surgery.
Dr. Khanna has received many awards and accolades, one of which is recognition by Becker's Orthopedic and Spine Review as one of the nation's Top 50 spine surgeons and specialists.
Dr. Khanna is a native of the Washington, D.C. region and obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Georgetown University and the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is a dual-trained spine surgeon with background and expertise in both neurosurgical and orthopaedic spine surgery. Dr. Khanna's orthopedic surgery residency training was completed at Johns Hopkins and his spine surgery fellowship was at the Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute in the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders In Diseases
- Bursopathy
- Burst Fracture
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Drop Foot
- Foraminal Stenosis
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Disc Disorders
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Reconstruction
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Thigh Fracture
- Vertebral Fractures
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Clubfoot Correction
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cyst Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Transpsoas Approach Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
301-774-8956Fax 410-354-4565
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
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Network OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic (2004)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2003)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1998)
Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1996)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1995)
Awards
- Named in 50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America, Becker’s Orthopaedic and Spine Review
- 2015 - 2021 Top Doctor Award, Washingtonian Magazine
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Distinguished Philanthropist Endows Chair and Makes a Philanthropic Investment to New Medical/Surgical Pavilion
- Washingtionian Top Docs Award for 2019
- The Pradhan Chair in Spine Surgery: A Legacy Continues
- The best advice for a spine surgeon's continuous professional growth
- Innovative Care for the Spine and Brain
- How to Prepare for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Exam
- Dr. Khanna in Becker's Spine Review's List of 65 orthopedic surgeons
- Trouble With The Curve
- A discussion on the systemic approach to spine imaging studies
- 4 Biggest Opportunities in Spine Surgery — From Spine Surgeon Dr. Jay Khanna
- 50 Spine Surgeons and Specialists to Know
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