About me
Charles Schnee, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon with more than 20 years of clinical experience. At MedStar Health, he offers a full-range of consultative and surgical services for general neurosurgery. Dr Schnee is fellowship trained in spinal surgery and offers minimally-invasive and microsurgical operative approaches. Dr. Schnee specializes treatment for spinal disorders associated with degenerative disease, prior surgeries, instability, spinal cord and nerve compression, adult scoliosis, osteoporosis, trauma, infection, congenital anomalies, and tumors.
Dr. Schnee earned his medical degree at Tufts Medical School, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr Schnee trained in Neurological Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Schnee had a full time academic appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland, serving as Chief of Spinal Surgery, and a clinical appointment with the UCLA School of Medicine. Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Schnee served as Chief of Neurosurgery at Saint Agnes Hospital, and Chief Medical Officer at Maryland Specialty Surgery Center.
Dr. Schnee serves as president of the Maryland Neurosurgical Society and is a fellow of both the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and American College of Surgeons.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Spine
- Chiari Malformation
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Peripheral Nerve Entrapment
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spine Trauma
- Syringomyelia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Spine
- Chiari Malformation
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Peripheral Nerve Entrapment
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spine Cancer
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spine Trauma
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Syringomyelia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Supplement Dura Mater
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
Practice locations
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406 Marvel Ct
Easton, MD, 21601
1630 Main St
Ste 208
Chester, MD, 21619
9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 302
Baltimore, MD, 21237
2900 S Hanover St
Baltimore, MD, 21225
4660 Wilkens Ave
Ste 100
Baltimore, MD, 21229
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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HighMark
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OA Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: University of Pennsylvania (1997)
Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (1995)
Internship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1991)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (1990)