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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Navigate
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
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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.