John Lynes, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurosurgery, Brain and Tumor Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
Languages: English
202-444-7333
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
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Tumor
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Nervous System Disorders
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Treatment
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Discectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- 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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Employee Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Sentara Health
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Navigate
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE for Life East
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Network OA
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Student Resources
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute (2022)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2021)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2015)
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine/Science (2014)