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Specialties: Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
Languages: English
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About me
Vinay Deshmukh, MD, FACS, is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. His career, spanning over twenty years, began at the largest independent practice in the nation at Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates (CNSA) where he served on the Board of Directors and was Vice-Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. At MedStar Health, he has developed a highly respected clinical and research based practice focusing on cerebrovascular and skull base surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, and spontaneous CSF leaks. His leadership roles include serving as the Neurosurgical Director of the MedStar Spine Governance Council and Co-Director of the MGUH CSF Leak Center. Among his many honors, Dr. Deshmukh was recognized by his peers as “Top Doc” for multiple consecutive years in the Carolinas, in Washingtonian Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, and nationally by Castle Connolly. He also had the privilege of being the Lead Neurosurgeon for NASCAR for nearly ten years.
Dr. Deshmukh’s clinical interests include:
- Cerebrovascular surgery (brain aneurysm and AVM)
- Cranial and Spinal CSF Leaks
- Minimally invasive, endoscopic, and robotic spine surgery
- Cervical and lumbar artificial disc and joint preserving surgery
- Cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)
Dr. Deshmukh holds a patent for surgical instrumentation, has been published in leading neurosurgical journals, and has given invited lectures on cranial and spine surgery around the globe. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Board of Neurological Surgeons, and the Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Scoliosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Pituitary Macroadenoma
- Pituitary Mass
- Pituitary Microadenoma
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Discectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Endonasal Resection Of Pituitary Tumor
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Excision Of Spinal Meninges
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myelography
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Osteotomy
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Skull Base Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Corpectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OA Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst NASCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
Videos
Education
Board Certification:
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern (2003)
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern (2003)
Internship: University of Texas Southwestern (1998)
Awards
- "Top Doc," Washingtonian Magazine, 2025 "Top Doc," Washingtonian Magazine, 2023 "Top Doc," Northern Virginia Magazine, 2023 "Top Doc," Castle Connolly, since 2021 "Top Doc," Charlotte Magazine, 2019, 2020, 2021 AOA Honor Society
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
PUBLICATIONS
Deshmukh, VR, “Midline trough corpectomies for the evacuation of an extensive ventral cervical and upper thoracic spinal epidural abscess,” Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 13 (2): 229-233, August 2010.
Claytor, G, Deshmukh, VR, “Rehabilitation and Return to Competition of a High Level Athlete with Spondylolysis and Contact Sports Related Recurrent L5 Radiculopathy,” J. Athl. Enhanc 2016, 5:6, Dec. 2016.
Parish JM, Shields M, Jones M, Wait SD, Deshmukh VR. Proptosis, orbital pain, and long standing monocular vision loss resolved by surgical resection of spheno-orbital meningioma: A case report and literature review. J Neurol Sur Rep. 2020 Jan;81(1):e28-e32.PMID: 32257766
PRESENTATIONS
“Adjacent Segment Degeneration in MIS TLIF versus Open TLIF,” oral presentation at Congress of Neurological Surgeons Oct. 2014
“Surgical Resection of Recurrent Spheno-Orbital Meningioma Presenting with Long Term Visual Loss,” oral presentation, Levine Cancer Insititue – Carolinas Medical Center, Aug. 2017
“Novel Surgical Approach to Repair of Ventral Spontaneous CSF Leaks,” invited lecturer, Duke CSF Leak Symposium, March 13th, 2021.
“Novel Surgical Approach to Repair of Ventral Spontaneous CSF Leaks,” MedStar Georgetown Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, June 17th, 2021.