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Specialties: Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery
Languages: English
202-444-7333
About me
Vinay Deshmukh, MD, FACS, is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. His career, spanning over twenty years, began at the largest independent practice in the nation at Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates (CNSA) where he served on the Board of Directors and was Vice-Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. At MedStar Health, he has developed a highly respected clinical and research based practice focusing on cerebrovascular and skull base surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, and spontaneous CSF leaks. His leadership roles include serving as the Neurosurgical Director of the MedStar Spine Governance Council and Co-Director of the MGUH CSF Leak Center. Among his many honors, Dr. Deshmukh was recognized by his peers as “Top Doc” for multiple consecutive years in the Carolinas, in Washingtonian Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, and nationally by Castle Connolly. He also had the privilege of being the Lead Neurosurgeon for NASCAR for nearly ten years.
Dr. Deshmukh’s clinical interests include:
- Cerebrovascular surgery (brain aneurysm and AVM)
- Cranial and Spinal CSF Leaks
- Minimally invasive, endoscopic, and robotic spine surgery
- Cervical and lumbar artificial disc and joint preserving surgery
- Cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)
Dr. Deshmukh holds a patent for surgical instrumentation, has been published in leading neurosurgical journals, and has given invited lectures on cranial and spine surgery around the globe. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Board of Neurological Surgeons, and the Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Meningioma
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spine Tumor
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Brain Tumor
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Pituitary Macroadenoma
- Pituitary Mass
- Pituitary Microadenoma
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Discectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Endonasal Resection Of Pituitary Tumor
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Skull Base Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Corpectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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1420 Beverly Rd Ste 205 Fl 2 McLean, VA, 22101
202-444-4972miles away
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 Premier 200PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Navigate
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern (2003)
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern (2003)
Internship: University of Texas Southwestern (1998)
Awards
- "Top Doc," Washingtonian Magazine, 2025 "Top Doc," Washingtonian Magazine, 2023 "Top Doc," Northern Virginia Magazine, 2023 "Top Doc," Castle Connolly, since 2021 "Top Doc," Charlotte Magazine, 2019, 2020, 2021 AOA Honor Society
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
PUBLICATIONS
Deshmukh, VR, “Midline trough corpectomies for the evacuation of an extensive ventral cervical and upper thoracic spinal epidural abscess,” Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 13 (2): 229-233, August 2010.
Claytor, G, Deshmukh, VR, “Rehabilitation and Return to Competition of a High Level Athlete with Spondylolysis and Contact Sports Related Recurrent L5 Radiculopathy,” J. Athl. Enhanc 2016, 5:6, Dec. 2016.
Parish JM, Shields M, Jones M, Wait SD, Deshmukh VR. Proptosis, orbital pain, and long standing monocular vision loss resolved by surgical resection of spheno-orbital meningioma: A case report and literature review. J Neurol Sur Rep. 2020 Jan;81(1):e28-e32.PMID: 32257766
PRESENTATIONS
“Adjacent Segment Degeneration in MIS TLIF versus Open TLIF,” oral presentation at Congress of Neurological Surgeons Oct. 2014
“Surgical Resection of Recurrent Spheno-Orbital Meningioma Presenting with Long Term Visual Loss,” oral presentation, Levine Cancer Insititue – Carolinas Medical Center, Aug. 2017
“Novel Surgical Approach to Repair of Ventral Spontaneous CSF Leaks,” invited lecturer, Duke CSF Leak Symposium, March 13th, 2021.
“Novel Surgical Approach to Repair of Ventral Spontaneous CSF Leaks,” MedStar Georgetown Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, June 17th, 2021.