Jugal Kaushik Shah, MD| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Jugal Shah, MD, is a board-eligible neurosurgeon who sees patients at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, MedStar Harbor Hospital, and in Ellicott City.
Dr. Shah specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the brain and spine, with a particular interest in minimally invasive and robotic spinal surgery. He treats spinal degeneration, instability, spinal cord and nerve compression, trauma, and cancer. In addition, he treats cranial pathologies including pituitary tumors, malignant brain tumors, meningiomas, hematomas, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and hydrocephalus.
As a strong communicator, Dr. Shah’s philosophy is to provide care in a “360-degree” manner. He works collaboratively with his patients, their primary care providers, and other specialists to develop personalized treatment plans. He emphasizes compassionate and accessible communication to patients and their families.
Dr. Shah earned his medical degree at University of California, San Francisco, graduating with Distinction as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow. He then completed his training in Neurosurgery at NYU Langone Health and served as Chief Resident of the Neurosurgery Service at Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan. Currently, Dr. Shah is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
He has published multiple peer review studies and books chapter on topics of pituitary tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery, and neural stem cells.
Dr. Shah’s extensive research background, scientific knowledge, and technical expertise empower him to provide his patients with the latest advancements in neurosurgical care.
In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Laminectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spondylosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Orbit Disorders
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Arachnoid Cyst Treatment
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery Reversal
- Brain Abscess Treatment
- Brain Angioplasty
- Brain Biopsy
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Fibromuscular Dysplasia Treatment
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Cholecystectomy
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Treatment
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Excision Of Cerebellum
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Hypophysectomy
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intracranial Subdural Space Drainage
- Joint Replacement Revision
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Nerve Release
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Melanoma Resection
- Meningioma Embolization
- Meningioma Surgery
- Mesencephalic Tumor Surgery
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Metastatic Brain Tumor Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Microvascular Decompression
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neurofibroma Surgery
- Open Brain Release
- Optic Nerve Glioma Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Pineal Region Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Adenoma Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Sacral Tumor Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Abscess Surgery
- Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation Treatment
- Spinal Avm Treatment
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Dural Fistula Treatment
- Spinal Ependymoma Surgery
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Hematoma Surgery
- Spinal Infection Surgery
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Meningioma Surgery
- Spinal Neurofibroma Surgery
- Spinal Osteoblastoma Surgery
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Schwannoma Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spinal Tumor Embolization
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Subdural Hematoma Surgery
- Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma Surgery
- Suprasellar Meningioma Surgery
- Supratentorial Hematoma Evacuation
- Temporal Lobe Tumor Surgery
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Transplant Pediatric Surgery
- Transsphenoidal Surgery
- Trigeminal Schwannoma Surgery
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Ventricular Tumor Surgery
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
- Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
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
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HighMark
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- POS OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OA Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
Videos
Education
Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2021)
Medical School: University of California-San Francisco (2014)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doc - 2022 & 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Benjamin C, Shah JK, Kondziolka D. Radiation-induced meningiomas. Handb Clin Neurol. 2020;169:273-284. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804280-9.00018-4. PMID: 32553295.
- Sughrue ME, Shah JK, Devin JK, Kunwar S, Blevins LS Jr. Utility of the immediate postoperative cortisol concentrations in patients with Cushing's disease. Neurosurgery. 2010 Sep;67(3):688-95; discussion 695. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000374722.50042.FF. PMID: 20651632.
- Tong CK, Han YG, Shah JK, Obernier K, Guinto CD, Alvarez-Buylla A. Primary cilia are required in a unique subpopulation of neural progenitors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Aug 26;111(34):12438-43. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1321425111. Epub 2014 Aug 11. PMID: 25114218; PMCID: PMC4151724.
- Shah JK, Potts MB, Sneed PK, Aghi MK, McDermott MW. Surgical Cavity Constriction and Local Progression Between Resection and Adjuvant Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases. Cureus. 2016 Apr 19;8(4):e575. doi: 10.7759/cureus.575. PMID: 27226936; PMCID: PMC4873317.
- Ihrie RA, Shah JK, Harwell CC, Levine JH, Guinto CD, Lezameta M, Kriegstein AR, Alvarez-Buylla A. Persistent sonic hedgehog signaling in adult brain determines neural stem cell positional identity. Neuron. 2011 Jul 28;71(2):250-62. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.05.018. PMID: 21791285; PMCID: PMC3346180.
- Tong CK, Fuentealba LC, Shah JK, Lindquist RA, Ihrie RA, Guinto CD, Rodas-Rodriguez JL, Alvarez-Buylla A. A Dorsal SHH-Dependent Domain in the V-SVZ Produces Large Numbers of Oligodendroglial Lineage Cells in the Postnatal Brain. Stem Cell Reports. 2015 Oct 13;5(4):461-70. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.08.013. Epub 2015 Sep 24. PMID: 26411905; PMCID: PMC4624995.'
- Potts MB, Shah JK, Molinaro AM, Blevins LS, Tyrrell JB, Kunwar S, Dowd CF, Hetts SW, Aghi MK. Cavernous and inferior petrosal sinus sampling and dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative evaluation of Cushing's disease. J Neurooncol. 2014 Feb;116(3):593-600. doi: 10.1007/s11060-013-1342-9. Epub 2014 Jan 8. PMID: 24398617.