About me
Samir Sur, MD, is a board certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who serves as Director of Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery, as part of the Comprehensive Stroke Center team at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. MedStar Franklin Square was named a Comprehensive Stroke Center in 2023, the highest level of designation available by The Joint Commission and the Maryland Institute of EMS Systems (MIEMSS). Dr. Sur also practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He utilizes a number of minimally invasive strategies including the transradial approach for Neuroendovascular surgery and minimally invasive craniotomies for treatment of brain tumors and aneurysms. In 2023 and 2024, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Dr. Sur’s credentials include:
Undergraduate Degree: Yale University
Medical degree: Boston University School of Medicine
Fellowship and Residency: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Dr. Sur’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Endovascular and microsurgical treatment of cerebral aneurysms
- Multi-modal treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations
- Endoscopic microsurgical resection of skull base tumors
- Microsurgical resection of brain and spine tumors
- Minimally invasive craniotomy for brain tumors and vascular disease
- Neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy and pain syndromes
Clinical areas of focus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Meningioma
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stent Placement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- 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 Eye And Adnexa
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration Of Pharmacologic Agent
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stent Placement
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Supplement Dura Mater
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-5026Fax 202-877-5551
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
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Sentara Health
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- POS OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital (2020)
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital (2019)
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital (2018)
Fellowship: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital (2017)
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (2012)
Awards
- Best Resident Teaching Award 2018-2019, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery
- Sanjiv Bhatia, MD Distinction in Leadership and Service Award 2018-2019, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery
- Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine, 2023, 2024, 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Selected Publications:
Sur S, Menaker SA, Alvarez C, Chen S, Shah SS, Peterson EC, Elhammady MS, Starke RM. Multimodal Management of Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jan;133:e796-e803. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.10.004. Epub 2019 Oct 9. PMID: 31605852.
Chen SH, Snelling BM, Shah SS, Sur S, Brunet MC, Starke RM, Yavagal DR, Osbun JW, Peterson EC. Transradial approach for flow diversion treatment of cerebral aneurysms: a multicenter study. J Neurointerv Surg. 2019 Aug;11(8):796-800. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-014620. Epub 2019 Jan 22. PMID: 30670622.
Snelling BM, Sur S, Shah SS, Caplan J, Khandelwal P, Yavagal DR, Starke RM, Peterson EC. Transradial Approach for Complex Anterior and Posterior Circulation Interventions: Technical Nuances and Feasibility of Using Current Devices. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 Sep 1;17(3):293-302. doi: 10.1093/ons/opy352. PMID: 30496537.
Snelling BM, Sur S, Shah SS, Khandelwal P, Caplan J, Haniff R, Starke RM, Yavagal DR, Peterson EC. Transradial cerebral angiography: techniques and outcomes. J Neurointerv Surg. 2018 Sep;10(9):874-881. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2017-013584. Epub 2018 Jan 8. PMID: 29311120.
Sur S, Snelling B, Khandelwal P, Caplan JM, Peterson EC, Starke RM, Yavagal DR. Transradial approach for mechanical thrombectomy in anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion. Neurosurg Focus. 2017 Apr;42(4):E13. doi: 10.3171/2017.1.FOCUS16525. PMID: 28366055.