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Specialties: Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
Languages: English
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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 Hemorrhage Surgery
- Brain Tumor
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Fusion
- Spondylosis
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- Bursopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Pituitary Macroadenoma
- Pituitary Mass
- Pituitary Microadenoma
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Angioplasty
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Hemisphere Extirpation
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Discectomy
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Excision
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Cholecystectomy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Discectomy
- Drainage Of Bladder
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Electroencephalogram
- Endoscopic Endonasal Resection Of Pituitary Tumor
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Excision Of Cerebellum
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Excision Of Spinal Meninges
- Extirpation Of Brain Matter
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intracranial Artery Restriction
- Intracranial Epidural Space Drainage
- Intracranial Subdural Space Drainage
- Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Discectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Nerve Release
- Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lumbar Vertebral Disc Excision
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myelography
- Neuroendoscopy
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Orbitocranial Approach To Anterior Cranial Fossa
- Osteotomy
- Papilledema And Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pec Implants
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Pressure Flow Study
- Repair Dura Mater
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Skull Base Surgery
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Meninges Supplement
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Supplement Skull With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Discectomy
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Thoracic Vertebral Disc Excision
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment
- Vertebral Corpectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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 Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Employee Health Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS Plus
- POS OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OA Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
Videos
Education
Board Certification: ,
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern (2003)
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern (2003)
Internship: University of Texas Southwestern (1998)
Awards
- "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.