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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 Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Meningioma
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spine Tumor
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
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 Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Brain Tumor
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- 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 Vertebral Disc Excision
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Endonasal Resection Of Pituitary Tumor
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Skull Base Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Corpectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 205 Fl 2
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Network OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Sentara Health
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- Choice POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern (2003)
Residency: 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.