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