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