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