About me
Dr. Weiner is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spine surgery. His areas of special interest and expertise include:
- Adult spinal deformities
- Pediatric scoliosis/vertebral body tethering
- Degenerative disorders and arthritis of the spine
- Disc replacement and minimally invasive spine fusion
Dr. Weiner has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences and scientific meetings.
He takes a conservative approach to patient care and focuses on non-surgical treatment options before recommending surgery. When surgery is the most appropriate path, he works with a multidisciplinary team to ensure patients’ needs are met and they have the support they need from diagnosis through surgery and recovery. Dr. Weiner works with all of his patients to provide them with the information they need to be active partners in decisions about their care.
When he’s not working, Dr. Weiner enjoys spending time with his family, doing home improvement projects, and playing golf.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adolescent Scoliosis
- Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion
- Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Anterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
- Anterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Anterior Spine Fusion
- Anterior Spine Surgery
- Back Injury
- Back Surgery
- Burst Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Cervical Spine Fracture
- Cervical Spine Fracture Surgery
- Cervical Spine Injury
- Cervical Spondylolisthesis
- Compression Fracture Surgery
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Spine
- Disc Surgery
- Endplate Fracture
- Foot Drop
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
- Lumbar Scoliosis
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
- Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Myelitis/Myelopathy
- Myelopathy Surgery
- Navigation Spine Surgery
- Neck Injury
- Nerve Compression Of The Cervical Spine
- Nerve Compression Of The Lumbar Spine
- Neural Foraminal Stenosis
- Nonunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
- Posterior Cervical Spine Fusion
- Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
- Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Posterior Spine Fusion
- Posterior Spine Surgery
- Posterior Thoracic Spine Fusion
- Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
- Radiculopathy
- Smith Petersen Osteotomy
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Spine Osteotomy
- Spine Reconstruction
- Spine Surgery
- Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
- Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery
- Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
- Thoracic Spine Fracture
- Thoracic Spine Fracture Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Transpsoas Approach
- Vertebral Fracture
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Vertebrae
- Absent Vertebrae
- Adolescent Scoliosis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Atlantoaxial Rotary Subluxation
- Back Injury
- Bulging Disc
- Burst Fracture
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cervical Bone Spur
- Cervical Compression Fracture
- Cervical Deformity
- Cervical Disc Degeneration
- Cervical Disc Disease
- Cervical Disc Displacement
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Cervical Spine Fracture
- Cervical Spine Injury
- Cervical Spine Mass
- Cervical Spine Stress Fracture
- Cervical Spine Tumor
- Cervical Spondylolisthesis
- Cervical Spondylosis
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Complex Spine Deformities
- Compression Fracture
- Congenital Malformation Of The Spine
- Congenital Scoliosis
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Spine
- Degenerative Spine Conditions
- Endplate Fracture
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Flatback Syndrome Post Harrington Rods
- Foot Drag
- Foot Drop
- Forestier's Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Intraspinal Abscess
- Junctional Kyphosis
- Klippel Feil Syndrome
- Kyphosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Lumbar Scoliosis
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Lumbar Spine Stress Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Tumor
- Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
- Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Meningioma Of The Spine
- Myelitis/Myelopathy
- Myelopathy
- Neck Arthritis
- Neck Injury
- Nerve Compression Of The Cervical Spine
- Nerve Compression Of The Lumbar Spine
- Nerve Compression Of The Thoracic Spine
- Neural Foraminal Stenosis
- Neurogenic Claudication
- Nonunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Odontoid Fractures
- Post Laminectomy Kyphosis
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome
- Radiculopathy
- Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
- Scheuermann's Disease
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Abscess
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Cyst
- Spinal Schwannoma
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Arthritis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Fracture
- Spine Injury
- Spine Mass
- Spine Osteoarthritis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Spondylosis With Myelopathy
- Sports Related Cervical Spine Injury
- Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
- Thoracic Herniated Disc
- Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
- Thoracic Spine Fracture
- Thoracic Spine Injury
- Thoracic Spine Tumor
- Thoracic Spondylolisthesis
- Vertebral Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion
- Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Anterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
- Anterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Anterior Spine Fusion
- Anterior Spine Surgery
- Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering
- Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Cervical Spine
- Back Surgery
- Cervical Decompression
- Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
- Cervical Laminoplasty
- Cervical Laminotomy
- Cervical Spine Fracture Surgery
- Cervical Spine Fusion
- Cervical Spine Revision
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Compression Fracture Surgery
- Craniocervical Junction Surgery
- Decompression Laminectomy
- Disc Arthroplasty
- Disc Replacement
- Disc Surgery
- Diskectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminoplasty
- Laser Spine Surgery
- Lateral Access Spine Surgery
- Low Back Surgery
- Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Fracture Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Fusion
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgery Of The Cervical Spine
- Microsurgery Of The Lumbar Spine
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Myelopathy Surgery
- Navigation Spine Surgery
- Non Invasive Scoliosis Treatment
- Occipito Cervical Fusion
- Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
- Posterior Cervical Laminectomy And Fusion
- Posterior Cervical Spine Fusion
- Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
- Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion
- Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Posterior Spine Fusion
- Posterior Spine Surgery
- Posterior Thoracic Spine Fusion
- Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
- Prone Transpsoas (PTP) Technique
- Robotic Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Surgery
- Smith Petersen Osteotomy
- Spinal Abscess Surgery
- Spinal Cord Surgery
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
- Spine Fusion
- Spine Microsurgery
- Spine Osteotomy
- Spine Reconstruction
- Spine Revision
- Spine Surgery
- Spondylosis Surgery
- Spondylosyndesis
- Surgery For Sciatica
- Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
- Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
- Thoracic Spine Fracture Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Fusion
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Three Column Osteotomy
- Transpsoas Approach
- Transthoracic Discectomy
- Tubular Discectomy
- Vertebrae Surgery
- Vertebral Column Resection
- Vertebroplasty
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
- CIGNA HEALTH CARE
Cigna Network Open Access
Cigna Preferred Medicare
Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Cigna POS/Network POS
Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
Cigna HMO Open Access
Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Cigna Choice Fund PPO
Cigna Indemnity
Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
Cigna EPO
Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AETNA
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
Innovation Health: POS
Innovation Health: Indemnity
Innovation Health: Open POS II
Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
Aetna Student Health Insurance
Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Aetna HMO
Innovation Health: PPO
Innovation Health: POS Plus
Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CAREFIRST
Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
CareFirst Administrators
Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
CareFirst NASCO
CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
HealthyBlue PPO
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
CareFirst MedStar PPO
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
Carefirst EPO
- KAISER PERMANENTE
Kaiser Medicare Plus
Kaiser Select
Virginia Premier
Kaiser Signature
Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Kaiser Select-Added Choice
Kaiser Flexible Choice
Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BEECH STREET
Beech Street PPO
- MEDICAID (MD, DC, VA)
Medicaid - Virginia
Medicaid - District of Columbia
Medicaid - Maryland
- UNITED HEALTHCARE (UHC)
United Choice
United MD IPA (HMO)
United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
I-SNP
United Mamsi Life & Health
United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
United Navigate
United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
United Choice Plus
UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
United Core Essential (HMO)
United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
United AARP Medicare Complete
United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
United Optimum Choice
United Erickson Advantage Plans
United Select Plus (POS)
D-SNP)
United Student Resources
United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
United Golden Rule
- WELLPOINT MARYLAND
WellPoint Maryland
- ANTHEM BCBS OF VA
Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- HUMANA MILITARY (TRICARE EAST)
Tricare for Life East
Tricare Reserve Select
Tricare East Select
Tricare East Prime
- CHOICE CARE NETWORK/HUMANA
Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEALTH PARTNERS
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MEDICARE
Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
HumanaChoice PPO
- HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (HSCSN)
Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- AMERIGROUP
WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- VETERAN'S AFFAIRS COMMUNITE CARE NETWORK (VA CCN)
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- POLICE AND FIRE CLINIC (PFC, INC.)
Police and Fire Clinic
- PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. (PHCS)
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK
Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
First Health PPO
Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA HEALTH CARE
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2021)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2020)
Internship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2015)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2014)
Graduate: Georgetown University (2010)
Awards
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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