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