Brian J. McHugh, MD, FAANS

Dr. Brian J. McHugh, FAANS, is a board-certified neurosurgeon focusing on all aspects of spinal surgery. He has fellowship training in minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal oncology, and scoliosis surgery in both children and adults. Dr. McHugh often combines his experience in minimally invasive surgery with scoliosis/deformity surgery to find focused solutions for conditions that are typically treated with larger surgeries.

Education

Dr. Brian McHugh completed his residency at Yale University and was the "John Cobb" Fellow in Adult and Pediatric Scoliosis at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He went on to practice in the Washington, DC area and became Chief of Neurosurgery at the INOVA Alexandria hospital focusing on Complex Spine Surgery and Pain Management.

Was the “John Cobb” Fellow in Adult and Pediatric Scoliosis at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Became Section Chief of Neurosurgery at the INOVA Alexandria Hospital, focusing on Complex Spine Surgery and Pain Management.
Combines his experience in minimally-invasive surgery with scoliosis/deformity surgery to find focused solutions for conditions that are typically treated with larger surgeries.
Recognizes disc replacement as an alternative to spinal fusion and (when appropriate) sees motion preservation as the future for spine health.

Areas of Specialty

Scoliosis Deformity Surgery

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Spinal Deformity Surgery

Revision Surgery

Compression Fractures

Spinal Oncology

Testimonials

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It's been about four months since I had my L4-L5 spinal fusion with Dr. McHugh. I was in chronic pain that was affecting my daily life, the gym, work, family life, etc. I am back to work full-duty doing construction in the city, completely pain-free.
I haven’t taken a single Motrin other than for a headache in four months. My co-workers and family ask me regularly how I’m feeling, and I almost feel weird saying that I feel great because it’s been such a long time since I haven't been in pain like this. I’m so grateful for Dr. McHugh and so thankful that we decided to move forward with the procedure.

Janette C.

Back Pain Sufferer

Publications & Presentations

Activity-Based Therapies to Promote Forelimb Use After a Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.

Dai HN, Macarthur L, McAtee M, Hockenbury N, Tidwell JL, McHugh B, Mansfield K,
Finn T, Hammers FP, Bregman BS.

J Neurotrauma 2009;Vol 26 (issue 10);1719-1732

A Comprehensive Review of Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Changes following Radiosurgery to 500 Brain Metastases.

Brian J. McHugh, MD 1, Toral R. Patel, MD 1, W. Linda Bi, MD/Ph.D. 1, Jonathan P.S.
Knisely, MD 2, Veronica L. Chiang, MD

AJNR.
2011. Nov-Dec: 32(10); 1885-1892.

Congenital os odontoideum arising from
the secondary ossification center without prior fracture

McHugh BJ, Grant RA, Zupon AB, Diluna ML

J Neurosurg Spine. 2012
Dec;17(6):594-7. doi: 10.3171/2012.9.SPINE12824. Epub 2012 Oct 5.

McCormick WE, Barnett GH, Peereboom DM, Stevens GHJ. Delayed Carbon Granulomas of the Scalp after Use of Carbon Fiber Pins for Refixation of a Stereotactic Frame.

Journal of Neurosurgery 95: 129-131, 2001

McCormick WE, Will SF, Benzel EC. Surgery for Thoracic Disc Disease. Complication Avoidance: Overview and Management.

Neurosurgical Focus 9 (4): Article 13, 2000

Brian J. McHugh, MD, FAANS

Education

Areas of Specialty

Testimonials

Publications & Presentations

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