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
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Videos
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