About me
A dual fellowship-trained physician, Dr. Lynes’ compassionate, patient-centered philosophy informs every aspect of his practice. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Society for Neuro-Oncology, and Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. Dr. Lynes has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and presentations at national professional conferences on various topics within neurosurgery.
Understanding patients, their lives, and how their disease affects the way they live and want to live are central to Dr. Lynes’ work as a neurosurgeon. This human-centered approach is foundational to how he tailors treatment plans for each individual patient. Dr. Lynes, who is the first person in his family to go into medicine, chose to specialize in neurosurgical oncology because he has experienced for himself the fear and anxiety neuro-oncology patients and their families go through. “My connection to what I do is personal and it informs the way I work with patients, how I feel about their outcomes, and what their experience is like under my care. It’s something I take great pride in,” Dr. Lynes explains. “I’m invested in my patients and how they are doing long after I’ve treated them,” he adds. “The nature of neuro-oncology is that a person may never require surgery, but that doesn’t mean I don’t do everything in my power to make sure they get the right care by the right people. My goal is not to find people that need surgery, but to find the right care for people.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Tumor
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Nervous System Disorders
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Treatment
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Discectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4972Fax 202-444-7333
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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute (2022)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2021)
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2015)
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine/Science (2014)