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