Jugal Kaushik Shah, MD| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Jugal Shah, MD, is a board certified 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
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- 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
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Open Brain Release
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Adenoma Surgery
- 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
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Transplant Pediatric Surgery
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor 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
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
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.