Christopher Jamyn You, MD| Bariatric Surgery, Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition | MedStar Health
About me
Christopher You, MD, is a board-certified general and bariatric surgeon in Baltimore, MD. In addition to a busy bariatric surgery practice, Dr. You's clinical interests include foregut & reflux surgery, hernia surgery, and colon surgery. By utilizing minimally invasive techniques, including the use of the da Vinci surgical robot, Dr. You aims to minimize complications, enhance recovery, and get you back to work sooner.
With almost 2000 robotic surgical cases, Dr. You is one of the most experienced robotic surgeons in the region. Dr. You is co-medical director of the comprehensive Robotic Surgery Program at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. You was named a 2016 "Top Doc" by Baltimore Magazine for bariatrics. He was previously named for 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Hernia
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Artery Disorders
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Body Mass Index
- Body Region Injury
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Femoral Hernia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gastrojejunal Ulcer
- Incisional Hernia
- Malabsorption
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Obesity
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peritoneum Disorders
- Pilar Cysts
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Tendinous Disorders
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Ventral Hernia
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Weight Loss Surgery Complications
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abdominal Wall Supplement
- Abdominal Wall Tumor Resection
- Appendix Resection
- Colectomy
- Colectomy With Removal Of Terminal Ileum
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Da Vinci Robotic Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Duodenoileostomy
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Esophagectomy
- Excision Of Jejunum
- Excision Of Stomach
- Excision Of Stomach Pylorus
- Gallbladder Resection
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Gastrectomy With Roux
- Gastric Artery Restriction
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Sleeve Reversal
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastric Switch
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Heller Myotomy
- Hernia Repair
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body
- Jejunum To Ileum Bypass
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Colectomy With Anastomosis And Coloproctostomy
- Laparoscopic Colostomy Or Cecostomy
- Laparoscopic Enterectomy
- Laparoscopic Gastric Partitioning
- Laparoscopic Gastrostomy
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenic Flexure Mobilization
- Laparoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Gastric Restrictive Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Omentum Release
- Partial Colectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Left Lobe Liver Excision
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Peritoneal Release
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Revision Of Gastric Feeding Device
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Robotic Appendectomy
- Robotic Cholecystectomy
- Robotic Colectomy
- Robotic Colpopexy
- Robotic Esophagectomy
- Robotic Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
- Roux-En-Y Bypass
- Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Reposition
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Urinary Diversion
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh
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
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OA Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- POS OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore (2008)
Fellowship: Northwest Hospital (2008)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2007)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2002)
Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia (2001)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Sharbaugh ME and You CJ. Robotic Bariatric Surgery. Robotic Surgery: Clinical Perceptions, Approaches and Challenges. January 2019.