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