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