About me
Jay Khanna, MD, is a board-certified, combined neurosurgical and orthopaedic fellowship-trained spine surgeon whose clinical practice is based at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, part of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute.
In addition to his clinical and academic work, Dr. Khanna serves as D'Aniello Professor and Department Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is also the Physician Executive Director for MedStar Orthopaedic Institute in Washington DC which has oversight for orthopaedic surgery, spine surgery and musculoskeletal health programs at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and MedStar St. Mary's Hospital. Through these roles, he collaborates closely with numerous excellent spine and orthopaedic surgeons to provide best-in-class care to his patients and many others in and around the Washington, DC region.
Dr. Khanna's clinical interests include the treatment of a wide range of spine pathologies using techniques ranging from minimally invasive spine surgery to complex spinal reconstructions. Many of the patients that he sees are first treated with non-operative measures such as medications, physical therapy and interventional pain management modalities before surgical options are considered.
In addition to the management of patients with typical degenerative conditions of the spine, Dr. Khanna has a special interest and expertise in the treatment of patients who have had prior spine surgery, require revision surgery or treatment at adjacent levels.
Although caring for patients with conditions of the spine is Dr. Khanna's primary interest, he is also actively involved in research and has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on topics in spine surgery and is regarded as a leader in the field of spine surgery.
Dr. Khanna has received many awards and accolades, one of which is recognition by Becker's Orthopedic and Spine Review as one of the nation's Top 50 spine surgeons and specialists.
Dr. Khanna is a native of the Washington, D.C. region and obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Georgetown University and the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is a dual-trained spine surgeon with background and expertise in both neurosurgical and orthopaedic spine surgery. Dr. Khanna's orthopedic surgery residency training was completed at Johns Hopkins and his spine surgery fellowship was at the Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute in the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders In Diseases
- Bursopathy
- Burst Fracture
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Malformations
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Drop Foot
- Foraminal Stenosis
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Disorder
- Kyphosis
- Limb Deformity
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Disc Disorders
- Lumbar Myelopathy
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Osteotomy
- Spinal Reconstruction
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Stress Fracture
- Thigh Fracture
- Vertebral Fractures
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Clubfoot Correction
- Degenerative Disc Disease Surgery
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cyst Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Navigation Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Transpsoas Approach Surgery
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 5000
Washington, DC, 20010
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 210 Fl 2
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
G-PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic (2004)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2003)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1998)
Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1996)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1995)
Awards
- Named in 50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America, Becker’s Orthopaedic and Spine Review
- 2015 - 2024 Top Doctor Award, Washingtonian Magazine
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Distinguished Philanthropist Endows Chair and Makes a Philanthropic Investment to New Medical/Surgical Pavilion
- Washingtionian Top Docs Award for 2019
- The Pradhan Chair in Spine Surgery: A Legacy Continues
- The best advice for a spine surgeon's continuous professional growth
- Innovative Care for the Spine and Brain
- How to Prepare for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Exam
- Dr. Khanna in Becker's Spine Review's List of 65 orthopedic surgeons
- Trouble With The Curve
- A discussion on the systemic approach to spine imaging studies
- 4 Biggest Opportunities in Spine Surgery — From Spine Surgeon Dr. Jay Khanna
- 50 Spine Surgeons and Specialists to Know
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