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Specialties: Spine Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery
Languages: English, Urdu
301-856-0477
About me
Faheem Sandhu, MD, PhD, is director of Spine Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and professor of Neurological Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center. He specializes in minimally invasive and complex spinal surgery. Dr. Sandhu is an innovator in the field and holds several patents. His practice includes all areas of spine conditions: degenerative, deformity, tumor, and trauma. He has special interest in minimally invasive spine surgery and applying these techniques to all aspects of spinal surgery as well as disc arthroplasty and disorders of the craniocervical junction.
Dr. Sandhu's extensive surgical experience includes performing more than 6,000 procedures. He finds great satisfaction in helping people live pain free and resume a normal life. Using the newest minimally invasive techniques enables him to provide relief for people who previously might not have been good candidates for spine surgery, such as older or obese individuals.
Dr. Sandhu graduated with honors from the University of Rochester School of Medicine, where he earned the Robert Kates Award for outstanding clinical and research work. He completed a doctorate in biochemistry as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program. Dr. Sandhu completed his residency in neurological surgery at MedStar Georgetown, followed by a fellowship in minimally invasive and complex spinal surgery at the University of Chicago Hospital.
Dr. Sandhu has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has presented his research at major meetings in the U.S. and abroad. He regularly teaches courses on techniques of minimally invasive spine surgery. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
When he's not working, Dr. Sandhu enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and three children.
Read more about Dr. Sandhu's background and accomplishments.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Scoliosis
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 Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelography
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Excision Of Spinal Meninges
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Myelography
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myelography
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Open Brain Release
- Open Cerebellum Release
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Infection Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Myelography
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Transplant Pediatric Surgery
- Venous Access Device Removal
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
301-856-2323Fax 855-385-5335
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
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Student Resources
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HighMark
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago (2003)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2002)
Internship: District Of Columbia General Hospital (1996)
Medical School: University of Rochester (1995)
Awards
- Listed in "Washingtonian Top Doctors" 2025
- Listed in "Best Doctors"
- Listed in Strathmore's Who's Who
- Listed in "America's Top Surgeons"
- Doctor of Medicine Degree with Honors (U of R, 1995)
- Bryce Collier Prize for Exceptional Responsibility and Devotion to Patient Care (U of R, 1995)
- Robert Kates Award for Outstanding Clinical and Research Work (U of R, 1995)
- Wallace O. Fenn Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis (U of R, 1994)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (U of R, 1994)