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Specialties: 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 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
10401 Hospital Dr
Ste 101
Clinton, MD, 20735
130 Hospital Dr
Ste 101
Prince Frederick, MD, 20678
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
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Fund PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
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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)