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