Christopher Jamyn You, MD| General Surgery, Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition | MedStar Health
About me
Christopher You, MD, is a board-certified general and bariatric surgeon in Baltimore, MD. In addition to a busy bariatric surgery practice, Dr. You's clinical interests include foregut & reflux surgery, hernia surgery, and colon surgery. By utilizing minimally invasive techniques, including the use of the da Vinci surgical robot, Dr. You aims to minimize complications, enhance recovery, and get you back to work sooner.
With almost 2000 robotic surgical cases, Dr. You is one of the most experienced robotic surgeons in the region. Dr. You is co-medical director of the comprehensive Robotic Surgery Program at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. You was named a 2016 "Top Doc" by Baltimore Magazine for bariatrics. He was previously named for 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Hernia
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Artery Disorders
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Body Mass Index
- Body Region Injury
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Femoral Hernia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Incisional Hernia
- Malabsorption
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Obesity
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peritoneum Disorders
- Pilar Cysts
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Tendinous Disorders
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Ventral Hernia
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Weight Loss Surgery Complications
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Appendix Resection
- Colectomy
- Colectomy With Removal Of Terminal Ileum
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Da Vinci Robotic Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Duodenoileostomy
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Esophagectomy
- Excision Of Jejunum
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Gallbladder Resection
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Gastrectomy With Roux
- Gastric Artery Restriction
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Sleeve Reversal
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastric Switch
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Heller Myotomy
- Hernia Repair
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Colectomy With Anastomosis And Coloproctostomy
- Laparoscopic Colostomy Or Cecostomy
- Laparoscopic Enterectomy
- Laparoscopic Gastric Partitioning
- Laparoscopic Gastrostomy
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenic Flexure Mobilization
- Laparoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Gastric Restrictive Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Omentum Release
- Partial Colectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Left Lobe Liver Excision
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Peritoneal Release
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Revision Of Gastric Feeding Device
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Robotic Appendectomy
- Robotic Cholecystectomy
- Robotic Colectomy
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Esophagectomy
- Robotic Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
- Roux-En-Y Bypass
- Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Reposition
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Urinary Diversion
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
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
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Passport
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Basic
- POS OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore (2008)
Fellowship: Northwest Hospital (2008)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2007)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2002)
Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia (2001)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Sharbaugh ME and You CJ. Robotic Bariatric Surgery. Robotic Surgery: Clinical Perceptions, Approaches and Challenges. January 2019.