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