Christopher Jamyn You, MD| General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Christopher You, MD, is a board-certified general and bariatric surgeon in Baltimore, MD. In addition to a busy bariatric surgery practice, Dr. You's clinical interests include foregut & reflux surgery, hernia surgery, and colon surgery. By utilizing minimally invasive techniques, including the use of the da Vinci surgical robot, Dr. You aims to minimize complications, enhance recovery, and get you back to work sooner.
With almost 2000 robotic surgical cases, Dr. You is one of the most experienced robotic surgeons in the region. Dr. You is co-medical director of the comprehensive Robotic Surgery Program at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. You was named a 2016 "Top Doc" by Baltimore Magazine for bariatrics. He was previously named for 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Hernia
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Artery Disorders
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Body Mass Index
- Body Region Injury
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Femoral Hernia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Incisional Hernia
- Malabsorption
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Obesity
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peritoneum Disorders
- Pilar Cysts
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Tendinous Disorders
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Ventral Hernia
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Weight Loss Surgery Complications
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Appendix Resection
- Colectomy
- Colectomy With Removal Of Terminal Ileum
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Da Vinci Robotic Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Duodenoileostomy
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Esophagectomy
- Excision Of Jejunum
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Excision Stomach
- Gallbladder Resection
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Gastrectomy With Roux
- Gastric Artery Restriction
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Sleeve Reversal
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastric Switch
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Heller Myotomy
- Hernia Repair
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Colectomy With Anastomosis And Coloproctostomy
- Laparoscopic Colostomy Or Cecostomy
- Laparoscopic Enterectomy
- Laparoscopic Gastric Partitioning
- Laparoscopic Gastrostomy
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenic Flexure Mobilization
- Laparoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Gastric Restrictive Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Omentum Release
- Partial Colectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Peritoneal Release
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Revision Of Gastric Feeding Device
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Robotic Cholecystectomy
- Robotic Colectomy
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Esophagectomy
- Robotic Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
- Roux-En-Y Bypass
- Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Reposition
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Urinary Diversion
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
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
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- HighMark
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore (2008)
Fellowship: Northwest Hospital (2008)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2007)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2002)
Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia (2001)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Sharbaugh ME and You CJ. Robotic Bariatric Surgery. Robotic Surgery: Clinical Perceptions, Approaches and Challenges. January 2019.