Akhil Jay Khanna

Dr. Akhil Jay Khanna M.D.is a spinal cord injury specialist in Bethesda, MD. His specialties include Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery Of Spine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Minimally Invasive Neurological Spine Surgery, Neurological Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Neck Surgery. He has a medical license from the state of Marylandand is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr.Khanna obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Georgetown University and the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is a dual-trained spine surgeon with background and expertise in both neurosurgical and orthopaedic spine surgery. He completed his internship from Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Hospital. Dr. Khanna’s orthopedic surgery residency training was completed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and his spine surgery fellowship was at the Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute in the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery. He further completed his Masters of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University, Carey School of Business. He currently practices at Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery-- DC Region and is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Khanna is a professor of orthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering at the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is the Vice Chair of Professional Development for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He also serves as division chief of Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery—National Capital Region and his practice is based in Bethesda, MD. He serves as the course director for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board Review Course which is annually held in Chicago. Dr. Khanna also teaches and directs several other CME courses for spine surgeons through the North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and other organizations. He also previously served as the clinical director for the Johns Hopkins Center for Biomedical Engineering, Innovation and Design. Dr. Khanna is awarded with Best Spine Surgeons and Specialists in America, Becker’s Orthopaedic and Spine Review He is a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. He has numerous publications to his credit. He also knows Hindiand Spanish in addition to English.