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