Charles L. Schnee, MD| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Charles Schnee, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon with more than 20 years of clinical experience. At MedStar Health, he offers a full-range of consultative and surgical services for general neurosurgery. Dr Schnee is fellowship trained in spinal surgery and offers minimally-invasive and microsurgical operative approaches. Dr. Schnee specializes treatment for spinal disorders associated with degenerative disease, prior surgeries, instability, spinal cord and nerve compression, adult scoliosis, osteoporosis, trauma, infection, congenital anomalies, and tumors.
Dr. Schnee earned his medical degree at Tufts Medical School, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr Schnee trained in Neurological Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Schnee had a full time academic appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland, serving as Chief of Spinal Surgery, and a clinical appointment with the UCLA School of Medicine. Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Schnee served as Chief of Neurosurgery at Saint Agnes Hospital, and Chief Medical Officer at Maryland Specialty Surgery Center.
Dr. Schnee serves as president of the Maryland Neurosurgical Society and is a fellow of both the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and American College of Surgeons.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Spine
- Chiari Malformation
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Peripheral Nerve Entrapment
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spine Trauma
- Syringomyelia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Spine
- Chiari Malformation
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Peripheral Nerve Entrapment
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spine Cancer
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Osteoporosis
- Spine Trauma
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Syringomyelia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Supplement Dura Mater
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
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
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Direct
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- POS OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: University of Pennsylvania (1997)
Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (1995)
Internship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1991)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (1990)