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 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 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
412 Malcolm Dr
Ste 200
Westminster, MD, 21157
3333 N Calvert St
Ste 655
Baltimore, MD, 21218
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
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- POS OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Network OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
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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