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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 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
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Corpectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 205 Fl 2
McLean, VA, 22101
5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern (2003)
Fellowship: 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.