About me
Dr. Dorai is the Chief of Neurosurgery and Director of Neurosciences, MedStar Health, Central Maryland Region and Associate Professor, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is board certified in neurological surgery and completed a board-certified fellowship in brain and spinal tumors. Her special clinical interests include degenerative spine disease, brain tumors, cranial trauma, hydrocephalus, and radiosurgery.
Dr. Dorai has authored articles and chapters in spine reconstruction, brain tumors and cerebrovascular surgery. She has given numerous local and national presentations and served as faculty for surgical courses at national neurosurgical meetings. Dr. Dorai is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Dorai was named a 2023 “Top Doc” by Baltimore magazine for Neurosurgery and also recognized in 2015-2021.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Laminotomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Lumbosacral Myelography
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stabilization
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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1838 Greene Tree Rd Woodholme Medical Center Ste 245 Pikesville, MD, 21208
410-554-2247Fax 443-676-9320
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare FFS
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Passport
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2005)
Residency: Parkland Health & Hospital (2004)
Internship: Parkland Health & Hospital (1999)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University (1998)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doc - 2015-21, 2023