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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
- 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
301-877-4540Fax 301-856-3470
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
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
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.