About me
Vikram V. Nayar, MD, FAANS, is a board-certified neurosurgeon with advanced training and expertise in brain aneurysms, tumors, and spine surgery. He specializes in minimally disruptive microsurgical techniques. He has practiced at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital since 2010, and serves on the Georgetown University faculty as associate professor. He is the director of Cerebrovascular Surgery, and the surgical director of the Neuro ICU.
Dr. Nayar graduated from Harvard University in 1998. He attended medical school at the University of Maryland, followed by a surgical internship and neurosurgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine. He served as chief resident in neurosurgery at five hospitals in the Texas Medical Center: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Ben Taub General Hospital, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center, and Texas Children's Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
For several years, Dr. Nayar has been recognized as a Top Doctor in Neurosurgery by Washingtonian magazine. He has received multiple Caring Star Awards and SPIRIT Awards from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He received the John Carroll Society Pro Bono Health Care Award from the Archbishop of Washington, for his charitable work in neurosurgery. He directs the Cerebrovascular Conference, for multidisciplinary evaluation of patients for microsurgical, endovascular, and Cyberknife treatments. He developed the treatment paradigm at MGUH for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, Active Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. He has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and neurosurgery textbooks.
Dr. Nayar sees patients at the following location:
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-444-4972
Fax: 202-444-7333
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Aneurysm Repair
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Intracranial Aneurysm Repair
- Meningioma
- Meningioma Surgery
- Microvascular Decompression
- Moyamoya Disease
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Surgery
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Disc Herniation Of The Spine
- Herniated Disc In Lower Back
- Herniated Disc In Neck
- Herniated Disc Pain
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Malignant Brain Tumor
- Meningioma
- Moyamoya Disease
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Meningioma
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Aneurysm Repair
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Brain Aneurysm Clipping
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Laminotomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cyberknife
- Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass
- Intracranial Aneurysm Repair
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Meningioma Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgery
- Microvascular Decompression
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Meningioma Surgery
- Spinal Surgery
- Suprasellar Meningioma Surgery
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
- Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
- Vestibular Schwannoma Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4972Fax 202-444-7333
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Navigate
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurology
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School (2010)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (2009)
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine (2004)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2003)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025