About me
A dual fellowship-trained physician, Dr. Lynes’ compassionate, patient-centered philosophy informs every aspect of his practice. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Society for Neuro-Oncology, and Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. Dr. Lynes has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and presentations at national professional conferences on various topics within neurosurgery.
Understanding patients, their lives, and how their disease affects the way they live and want to live are central to Dr. Lynes’ work as a neurosurgeon. This human-centered approach is foundational to how he tailors treatment plans for each individual patient. Dr. Lynes, who is the first person in his family to go into medicine, chose to specialize in neurosurgical oncology because he has experienced for himself the fear and anxiety neuro-oncology patients and their families go through. “My connection to what I do is personal and it informs the way I work with patients, how I feel about their outcomes, and what their experience is like under my care. It’s something I take great pride in,” Dr. Lynes explains. “I’m invested in my patients and how they are doing long after I’ve treated them,” he adds. “The nature of neuro-oncology is that a person may never require surgery, but that doesn’t mean I don’t do everything in my power to make sure they get the right care by the right people. My goal is not to find people that need surgery, but to find the right care for people.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Treatment
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Osteotomy
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Injury Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Vasculitis Treatment
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4972Fax 202-444-7333
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
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- IH-PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- Sentara Health
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute (2022)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine/Science (2014)